While Blackburn should arguably always pack a punch with Sammie Szmodics strutting his stuff in the final third, the hosts are bereft of a winning formula and must now try to quell the Championship's most prolific attacking unit.
With fresh injury concerns also rearing their ugly heads, Eustace's winless run is likely to stretch into the double figures on Friday, as Ipswich do all they can to surge to the summit.
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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 47.35%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 29.07% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.31%) and 0-2 (7.18%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 2-1 (7.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.
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