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Prediction vindicated as Ipswich edge out Portsmouth 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Ipswich beat Portsmouth 2-1 at Portman Road, Regular Season - 7, in the Championship. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Ipswich 1.43 xG and Portsmouth 1.08 xG, a combined 2.50. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Ipswich attack 1.30 / defence 1.08 against Portsmouth attack 0.84 / defence 0.89, drawn from 5/52 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Ipswich 45% | Draw 26% | Portsmouth 28%, with Ipswich to win its most likely call at 45%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 71% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 50% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 55% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Ipswich 56%, Portsmouth 54%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 56%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Ipswich's trading profile (43 games, 22 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did.

Portsmouth's trading profile (43 games, 22 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Portsmouth arrived the stronger side — 1.33 PPG against 0.65. Form was overturned, with Ipswich winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Ipswich (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.00 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 1 against a 2.14 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit), form (miss). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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