Ipswich Town FC vs Preston North End FC Prediction

Championship · Sat 31 Jan, 15:00
Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC

✗ Our AI missed this one — we predicted Home win (56%); it finished a draw.

What our model predicted

Home 56%
Draw 22%
Away 22%

💡 Ipswich Town FC are favourites — about 56 times in 100.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Medium · 65.6/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 65.6
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1594 v 1509 Ipswich Town rated higher
Form Index WWWWL v WWLLL Ipswich Town 2.4 · Preston NE 1.2 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
models back the pick

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Why we predict this

  • Ipswich Town FC is the stronger side on Power Rating (1594 vs 1509).
  • Ipswich Town FC is in clearly better recent form (2.4 vs 1.2 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.6 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Ipswich Town
Form Index
Ipswich Town
Goal expectation
Ipswich Town
Home advantage
Ipswich Town

Green = favours Ipswich Town · Blue = favours Preston NE. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
Ipswich TownWWWWL2.4 ppg
Preston NEWWLLL1.2 ppg
Power Rating
Ipswich Town1594
Preston NE1509
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model55% · 28% · 17%
Power Rating61% · 14% · 26%
Machine-learning52% · 25% · 23%

AI match preview

Ipswich Town FC holds a 56% probability of securing a home win against Preston North End FC, with the model showing moderate confidence at 65.6/100. Despite this, the expected goals suggest a tight contest, with Ipswich favored to score 1.64 goals to Preston's 0.83, and a 1-1 draw is the most likely single scoreline. The chances of over 2.5 goals (45%) and both teams scoring (47%) indicate a balanced matchup, but as always, these are statistical projections—please gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.64 – 0.83

Most likely score

1-1

13% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 45%

Under 55%

Both teams to score

Yes 47%

No 53%

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Stadium & conditions

Portman Road Ipswich, England Capacity 30,311 · grass

Conditions can sway goals and tempo — we factor pitch & weather into the read, but football is never certain. 18+.

Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Jan 2026 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC
Aug 2025 Preston North End FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC