Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Sep 23, 2023 at 3pm UK

Portman Road Stadium

Ipswich
4 - 3
Blackburn

Clarke (4', 4'), Broadhead (18', 18'), Hirst (25', 25'), Luongo (79', 79')
Morsy (48'), Morsy (48'), Hirst (59'), Hirst (59'), Chaplin (74'), Chaplin (74')

FT(HT: 6-2)

Sigurdsson (9', 9'), Clarke (52' og., 52' og.), Szmodics (65', 65')
Moran (31'), Moran (31'), Sigurdsson (40'), Sigurdsson (40'), Carter (62'), Carter (62'), Travis (72'), Travis (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Ipswich Town

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Southampton 0-1 Ipswich
Tuesday, September 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Blackburn 1-3 Sunderland
Wednesday, September 20 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 46.75%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 29.68% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.14%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (7.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.82%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.

Result
Ipswich Town	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
46.75% ( 1.57)	23.57% ( 0.27)	29.68% ( -1.85)

Both teams to score 60.4% (

-2.06)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.84% (

-2.26)

41.16% (

2.26)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.44% (

-2.34)

63.55% (

2.34)

Ipswich Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.14% (

-0.27)

17.85% (

0.26)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.38% (

-0.46)

48.61% (

0.46)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.53% (

-2.27)

26.46% (

2.27)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.35% (

-3.12)

61.64% (

3.12)

Score Analysis

Ipswich Town 46.75%

Blackburn Rovers 29.68%

Draw 23.57%

Ipswich Town	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.32% ( 0.2) 1-0 @ 8.14% ( 0.74) 2-0 @ 7.01% ( 0.59) 3-1 @ 5.35% ( 0.07) 3-0 @ 4.03% ( 0.31) 3-2 @ 3.56% ( -0.19) 4-1 @ 2.31% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 1.74% ( 0.12) 4-2 @ 1.53% ( -0.1) Other @ 3.76% Total : 46.75%	1-1 @ 10.82% ( 0.33) 2-2 @ 6.2% ( -0.27) 0-0 @ 4.73% ( 0.47) 3-3 @ 1.58% ( -0.2) Other @ 0.25% Total : 23.57%	1-2 @ 7.19% ( -0.25) 0-1 @ 6.28% ( 0.24) 0-2 @ 4.18% ( -0.11) 1-3 @ 3.19% ( -0.33) 2-3 @ 2.75% ( -0.31) 0-3 @ 1.85% ( -0.18) 1-4 @ 1.06% ( -0.19) 2-4 @ 0.91% ( -0.17) Other @ 2.27% Total : 29.68%