Ipswich vs Preston Prediction

Championship 25/26 · Sat 31 Jan, 15:00
Ipswich
11 Full time
Preston
Ipswich 1–1 Preston

✗ Our AI missed this one — we predicted Home win (63%); it finished a draw.

What our model predicted

Home 63%
Draw 21%
Away 17%

💡 Ipswich are strong favourites — roughly 6 wins in 10 games like this.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Medium · 74.4/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 74.4
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1594 v 1509 Ipswich rated higher
Form Index WWWWL v WWLLL Ipswich 2.4 · Preston 1.2 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
models back the pick

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Why we predict this

  • Ipswich is the stronger side on Power Rating (1594 vs 1509).
  • Ipswich 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
Form Index
Ipswich
Goal expectation
Ipswich
Home advantage
Ipswich

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

Form Index (last 5)
IpswichWWWWL2.4 ppg
PrestonWWLLL1.2 ppg
Power Rating
Ipswich1594
Preston1509
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model55% · 28% · 17%
Power Rating61% · 14% · 26%
Machine-learning52% · 25% · 23%

AI match preview

Ipswich hold a strong 63% probability of securing a home win against Preston, with the model showing a 74.4/100 confidence level in this outcome. Despite this, the most likely scoreline is pegged at 1-1, reflecting a balanced contest with expected goals favoring Ipswich 1.64 to 0.83. With under 50% chances for both over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring, this match could see a tightly contested affair; remember, these are statistical projections, so 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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Season averages (per game · last 130+ matches)

IpswichPreston
5.0 Corners 4.2
2.1 Cards 2.3
11.6 Fouls 11.9

Averages of each team's own corners, cards (bookings) and fouls per game, from their recent match history.

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Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Jan 2026 Ipswich 1–1 Preston
Aug 2025 Preston 1–0 Ipswich