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 49.86%. A draw had a probability of 25.48% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 24.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.52%) and 0-2 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.92%) , while for a Portsmouth win it was 1-0 (7.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.