Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Sep 2, 2023 at 3pm UK

Portman Road Stadium

Ipswich
3 - 2
Cardiff

Broadhead (59'), Ladapo (68', 78')
Clarke (33'), Burns (64'), Williams (90'), Broadhead (90+6')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Ramsey (30'), Ralls (52')
Tanner (38'), Ng (65'), Panzo (87')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Ipswich Town

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Reading 2-2 Ipswich (1-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 29 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Birmingham 1-3 Cardiff
Tuesday, August 29 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

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 65.45%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 15.45%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 1-0 (9.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.86%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 1-2 (4.35%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.

Result
Ipswich Town	Draw	Cardiff City
65.45% ( 0.07)	19.1% ( -0.03)	15.45% ( -0.03)

Both teams to score 55.8% (

0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

62.12% (

0.08)

37.88% (

-0.08)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

39.86% (

0.08)

60.14% (

-0.08)

Ipswich Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.16% (

0.04)

10.84% (

-0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

65.08% (

0.09)

34.92% (

-0.09)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.58% (

37.42% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.79% (

74.21% (

Score Analysis

Ipswich Town 65.45%

Cardiff City 15.45%

Draw 19.1%

Ipswich Town	Draw	Cardiff City
2-0 @ 10.01% 2-1 @ 9.84% ( -0) 1-0 @ 9.01% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 7.42% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 7.29% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 4.12% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 4.05% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 3.58% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 1.99% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 1.83% ( 0.01) 5-1 @ 1.8% ( 0.01) Other @ 4.49% Total : 65.45%	1-1 @ 8.86% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 4.84% ( -0) 0-0 @ 4.06% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 1.17% ( 0) Other @ 0.18% Total : 19.1%	1-2 @ 4.35% ( -0.01) 0-1 @ 3.99% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 1.96% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.59% 1-3 @ 1.43% ( -0) Other @ 2.15% Total : 15.45%