Sat 17 Oct · 15:00 UK · GW7 · model pl-dc-v2 · pre-season
Manchester City v Ipswich Town
Manchester City
69%
Draw
19%
Ipswich Town
12%
Model pick: 2–0 · most probable 2–0
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SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON
Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts
EXPECTED GOALS
2.34 — 0.90
★ MODE
2–0
10.8%
2–1
9.6%
1–1
9.2%
3–0
8.4%
1–0
8.2%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
63%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
55%
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
Manchester City
Attack ranks #1 and defence #2 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: 2.34–0.90.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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