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Ipswich vs ShrewsburyLeague One 2018

Ipswich
Ipswich
FT
30
HT: 20
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
F. Downes 69'
J. Norwood 10' (pen)
8/31/2019League OneLeague One · Round 6Portman Road

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 86+ matches

Ipswich54%
×Draw26%
Shrewsbury20%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Ipswich
1.54
Shrewsbury
0.84

Ipswich creates 83% more chances

Season form · 86 home / 152 away

creates per match

Ipswich
1.70
Shrewsbury
0.86

allows per match

Ipswich
0.83
Shrewsbury
1.39

finishing

Ipswich+0.00on par
Shrewsbury+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ipswich

Shrewsbury
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
42%58%3.5
22%78%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Ipswich or draw
80%
Ipswich or Shrewsbury
74%
Draw or Shrewsbury
46%

Winning margin

Ipswich wins by 2+
28%
Shrewsbury wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Ipswich 1+ goals
79%
Ipswich 2+ goals
45%
Ipswich 3+ goals
20%
Shrewsbury 1+ goals
57%
Shrewsbury 2+ goals
21%
Shrewsbury 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Ipswich (draw refunded)
72%
Shrewsbury (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Ipswich at homecreates 1.70, concedes 0.83 · 86 matches

Shrewsbury awaycreates 0.86, concedes 1.39 · 152 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Ipswich attack 1.70 + Shrewsbury defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.54

Shrewsbury attack 0.86 + Ipswich defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 0.84

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 54%?"

Ipswich scores more
54%
level
26%
Shrewsbury scores more
20%

Ipswich at 54% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 54% does not mean "Ipswich will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

1
T. HolýIpswichIpswich · G
8.2

Possession

60%Ipswich

Shots

10Ipswich

Pass accuracy

57%Ipswich

Statistics

IpswichShrewsbury
Overview
60%Possession40%
10Total Shots11
2Corners6
12Fouls20
Shots
10Total Shots11
5On Target6
2Off Target5
3Blocked0
4Inside Box8
6Outside Box3
Passing
60%Possession40%
427Total Passes278
317Accurate Passes157
74%Pass Accuracy56%
Goalkeeping
6Saves2
Discipline
12Fouls20
1Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
1Offsides0

Ipswich 3 – 0 Shrewsbury

Ipswich beat Shrewsbury 3-0 in League One on August 31, 2019.

Goals: K. Jackson (2'), J. Norwood (10' pen), F. Downes (69').

Ipswich controlled possession (60%) and registered 10 shots to 11.

The match was played at Portman Road in Ipswich, Suffolk.