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Methodology

IPS vs LIV

Ipswich Town (home) vs Liverpool · model confidence 72% · pregame locked (09-04 · FT 0-2 ) · lineup adj ×1.10 / ×0.90

Probabilities below are the pregame model (ratings as they stood before kickoff) — the same numbers used on Fixtures and Over 2.5 calibration. They are not recomputed with today’s live ratings.

Match Outcome

IPS win 22.6% fair 4.42
Draw 20.3% fair 4.93
LIV win 57.1% fair 1.75

Probabilities are shrunk toward the league prior because rating confidence is medium (limited sample / squad uncertainty). Raw model: 18.2% / 19.5% / 62.3%.

Expected Goals

IPS 1.13 — 2.23 LIV

Starting-XI ADJ applied to expected goals (not a permanent rating change): IPS ×1.100 (matched 11), LIV ×0.900 (matched 11). Clamp 0.90–1.10, α=0.5.

Over 2.5 goals65.2%fair 1.53
Under 2.5 goals34.8%fair 2.87
Both teams to score60.3%fair 1.66

Most Likely Scores

IPS 1-2 LIV9.8%
IPS 1-1 LIV8.8%
IPS 0-2 LIV8.7%
IPS 0-1 LIV7.8%
IPS 1-3 LIV7.3%

Scoreline Matrix

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0 3.5 7.8 8.7 6.4 3.6 2.5
1 3.9 8.8 9.8 7.3 4.0 2.8
2 2.2 4.9 5.5 4.1 2.3 1.6
3 0.8 1.9 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.6
4 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2
5+ 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Rows: IPS goals · Columns: LIV goals · Cell values in %. Low scorelines carry the Dixon-Coles correction (rho = -0.10).

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