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Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest: what the numbers say

EPL · Round 8 · 23 Oct 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Home win19%Ipswich Town
Draw22%
Away win59%Nottingham Forest
Expected points, home0.79

What to expect

Nottingham Forest are favourites: 59% to win against 19%. Attack against defence: Nottingham Forest should create more, 1.88 expected goals a match against 1.21. Nottingham Forest are 4.2 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Ipswich Town11565.7+0.31.422.06
Nottingham Forest13559.2−4.21.701.00

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Probabilities come from a Poisson model over both sides' xG with a home advantage applied. We know nothing about injuries, suspensions or rotation, and we do not give betting tips.

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