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 48.37%. A win for Burton Albion had a probability of 26.05% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.32%) and 2-0 (8.85%). The likeliest Burton Albion win was 0-1 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.
