Not since Roy Keane was at the Portman Road helm in 2009-10 have Ipswich done the double over QPR, but the free-scoring Tractor Boys should not pass up this golden chance to reignite their title bid.
Defensive discipline has not come naturally to McKenna's troops this term, but with Cifuentes's off-colour QPR struggling to find their shooting boots, a convincing Tractor Boys success is the only outcome we can envisage.
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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 64.45%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 15.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 1-0 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.27%), while for a Queens Park Rangers win it was 1-2 (4.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.