Wed 30 Dec · 20:00 UK · GW18 · model pl-dc-v2 · pre-season
Ipswich Town v Chelsea
Ipswich Town
26%
Draw
25%
Chelsea
49%
Model pick: 1–2 · most probable 1–1
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SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON
Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts
EXPECTED GOALS
1.25 — 1.75
★ MODE
1–1
12.2%
1–2
9.5%
0–2
7.6%
0–1
7.4%
2–1
6.8%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
58%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
60%
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
Ipswich Town
Attack ranks #20 and defence #20 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.Chelsea
Attack ranks #4, defence #10. Expected goals in this fixture: 1.25–1.75.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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