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The breakdown · Friday 23 October, 20:00

Nothing to split Ipswich and Nott'm Forest

We call Nott'm Forest win, 1–2, with a 41% chance. Here is everything that went into it.

Home
Ipswich
10th · 9 pts
Our call · confidence: too close to call
1–2
Away win
Away
Nott'm Forest
19th · 5 pts

Us against the market

Our model
32%
27%
41%

No bookmaker odds for this game yet.

Ipswich winDrawNott'm Forest win

Most likely scores

1–1
13%
1–2
9%
2–1
8%
0–1
7%
0–2
6%
How we got to 41%
We start from an average home side against an average visitor, then add or take away for each factor. Hover a bar for the detail.
Pushes towards our call Pushes against it Starting point
Average home side v average visitor
28%
Ipswich's defence
+18
Nott'm Forest's defence
−4
Nott'm Forest team news
−1
Ipswich's attack
+1
Nott'm Forest's attack
−0
Ipswich team news
+0
Our call: Nott'm Forest win
41%
0%30%60%

The reasons

1 · Chances created and allowed

Nott'm Forest are leaking chances away from home

Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of chances. Over their last 5 home games Ipswich created 1.0 and allowed 1.2 a game. Over their last 5 away games Nott'm Forest created 2.7 and allowed 2.2.

xG per game, last 5 at this venue
Ipswich created (home)
1.0
Ipswich allowed (home)
1.2
Nott'm Forest created (away)
2.7
Nott'm Forest allowed (away)
2.2
2 · Team news

Only minor absences

Ipswich: Lukić (doubtful, 75% to play). Nott'm Forest: Igor Jesus (injured).

PlayerStatusImpact
Ipswich LukićDoubtful, 75% to playSmall
Nott'm Forest Igor JesusInjuredSmall
3 · Form

Ipswich arrive in better form

Last five league games: Ipswich took 6 points, Nott'm Forest took 4.

Ipswich
LWLWL
Nott'm Forest
DWLLL
Last 5 league games, most recent on the right
4 · Results vs performance

Nott'm Forest's results undersell them by 9 points

Nott'm Forest have 7 points from their last 10 league games, but their chances were worth 16. We rate teams on their chances, so Nott'm Forest get more credit than their results.

5 · Head to head

Not much history to go on

1 of the last 2 meetings was drawn or won by one goal. Past meetings count for little in the model.

  • Mar 2025Ipswich 2-4 Nott'm Forest
  • Nov 2024Nott'm Forest 1-0 Ipswich

What would change our mind

If Ipswich's defence were only average, this would swing to a home win (45%).

Verdict

Ipswich 1–2 Nott'm Forest, away win, too close to call