Both managers will view this match as a valuable part of their preparations, and we are expecting it to be a competitive fixture. It could go either way in terms of the scoreline, but we are backing an entertaining score draw.
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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 Borussia Monchengladbach win with a probability of 39.77%. A win for Ipswich Town had a probability of 36.32% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Monchengladbach win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.25%) and 2-0 (5.73%). The likeliest Ipswich Town win was 1-2 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.88%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Borussia Monchengladbach would win this match.