Championship | Gameweek 5
Sep 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
Portman Road Stadium
Ipswich3 - 2Cardiff
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Reading 2-2 Ipswich (1-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 29 at 8pm in EFL Cup
Tuesday, August 29 at 8pm in EFL Cup
Last Game: Birmingham 1-3 Cardiff
Tuesday, August 29 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Tuesday, August 29 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
We said: Ipswich Town 2-0 Cardiff City
With successive wins in all competitions, Cardiff appear to be getting to grips with a new head coach and much-changed squad. Nevertheless, this represents a step up in quality, and we are backing Ipswich to get back on track in front of their own supporters. Read more.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 |
