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Premier League · Regular Season - 6 · 2026-10-10 14:00 UTC · Portman Road, Ipswich

IpswichTeam strength 1640 · projected league finish #19
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Fulham
single most likely score: 11 (12.9%)
FulhamTeam strength 1813.1 · projected league finish #12
Ipswich wins 22.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.0%Fulham wins 50.4%Average simulated goals 1.081.70

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Fulham have the highest number? Fulham currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Ipswich playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.08for Ipswich and 1.70 for Fulham. That makes Fulham the highest of the three result estimates at 50.4%. For the full league season, Ipswich is projected to earn about 30points and Fulham about 51. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Ipswich a 22.6% chance of beating Fulham at home in the Premier League on 2026-10-10, with 27.0% for the draw and 50.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.081.70; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.5% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.79.19.05.12.21.0
15.212.99.75.52.31.1
23.66.15.23.01.30.6
31.32.21.91.10.50.2
40.40.60.50.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.10.10.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
11 12.9%12 9.7%01 9.1%02 9.0%00 7.7%21 6.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.5%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Ipswich avoids defeat49.6%
Fulham avoids defeat77.4%
Ipswich allows no goals18.2%
Fulham allows no goals34.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Ipswich3082.9%
Fulham513.9%2.4%

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