Sat 30 Jan · 15:00 UK · GW23 · model pl-dc-v2 · pre-season
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town
Aston Villa
59%
Draw
23%
Ipswich Town
18%
Model pick: 2–1 · most probable 1–1
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SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON
Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts
EXPECTED GOALS
2.00 — 1.03
★ MODE
1–1
11.2%
2–1
10.0%
2–0
9.6%
1–0
8.4%
3–1
6.6%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
58%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
57%
Pre-tournament prior model — posterior updates as the group stage plays. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.
Why the model leans this way
Aston Villa
Attack ranks #8 and defence #9 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.Ipswich Town
Attack ranks #20, defence #20. Expected goals in this fixture: 2.00–1.03.Ratings are fitted on three seasons of expected goals with time decay, refreshed after every match, and blended with the betting market where prices exist (pl-dc-v2 · pre-season). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.
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