Birmingham will take a slither of confidence from their second-half showing against Southampton, but the visit of promotion-chasing Ipswich is an unlikely occasion for Rooney to earn his maiden victory as Blues manager.
McKenna's side will be raring to go at St Andrew's after all of their key players were spared in midweek, and we are expecting the Tractor Boys to pile further pressure on the new Birmingham boss this weekend.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ipswich Town win with a probability of 53.61%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 22.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.7%) and 0-2 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (6.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.
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