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Who will win Manchester United vs Ipswich Town?

Manchester United 5–2 Ipswich Town. Before kick-off the model gave Manchester United 64%, the draw 20% and Ipswich Town 16%, with a score pick of 2–1. Every prediction is published before the match and never revised.

— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.

Every scoreline, priced

MUN goals down, IPS goals across

MUN ↓IPS 0IPS 1IPS 2IPS 3IPS 4IPS 5
MUN 04.0%2.4%1.8%0.7%0.2%0.0%
MUN 16.4%9.0%4.3%1.6%0.4%0.1%
MUN 28.8%9.6%5.2%1.9%0.5%0.1%
MUN 37.1%7.7%4.2%1.5%0.4%0.1%
MUN 44.2%4.6%2.5%0.9%0.2%0.1%
MUN 52.0%2.2%1.2%0.4%0.1%0.0%

The engine’s scoreline probabilities — the joint chance of each exact score from the same expected-goals model behind the win call above. The outlined cell is the single most probable score (2–1); scores with either side on 6+ goals sum to 3.5%.

Full time · GW2 · model pl-market-v2

Manchester United v Ipswich Town5–2

Onside's model gives Manchester United a 64% chance of beating Ipswich Town in Gameweek 2, with 20% on the draw and 16% on an away win. The score prediction is Manchester United 2–1 Ipswich Town, from expected goals of 2.40 to 1.09. Every Onside prediction is recorded before kickoff and graded in public.

Manchester United
64%
Draw
20%
Ipswich Town
16%
Model pick: 2–1 · most probable 2–1
OUR RECORD — MODEL RECEIPTS →
Was the model right?
Model pick · locked pre-kickoff
2–1
Final score
5–2
Graded
+2 · right result

Recorded before kickoff, graded by the same 5/3/2/0 scoring as every player in the prediction league. Full season record: model receipts.

SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · ONSIDE MODEL

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
2.40 — 1.09
★ MODE
2–1
9.6%
1–1
9.0%
2–0
8.8%
3–1
7.7%
3–0
7.1%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
68%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
61%

Model updated from 60 played matches. Scorelines computed from Onside's match model. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

Why the model leans this way
Manchester United
Attack ranks #6 and defence #8 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.
Ipswich Town
Attack ranks #14, defence #20. Expected goals in this fixture: 2.40–1.09.

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-market-v2). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.

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