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 41.75%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 35.92% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.61%) and 1-3 (5.08%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 2-1 (7.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.34%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Ipswich Town in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Ipswich Town.