Ipswich were impressive against Burnley last time out, and we are expecting this to be a close match in terms of the scoreline. Both managers will make changes from their usual league XIs, but Burnley should have enough quality in reserve to book their spot in the fifth round of the competition.
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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 Burnley win with a probability of 50.25%. A win for Ipswich Town had a probability of 25.75% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.61%) and 2-0 (8.38%). The likeliest Ipswich Town win was 0-1 (6.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.
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