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Match preview · Premier League

Ipswich Town – Brighton & Hove Albion

Ipswich Town 11th in Premier League Home 1.56 projected goals by the model
Brighton & Hove Albion 3rd in Premier League Away 1.66 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.56 1.66
Ipswich Town Brighton & Hove Albion
Ipswich Town
34%
Draw
27%
Brighton & Hove Albion
39%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Ipswich Town Draw Brighton & Hove Albion
Fair odds 2.94 3.65 2.59
Total goals
3.21
Over 2.5 goals
64%
Both teams to score
69%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 5 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

Bookmaker prices appear once the league confirms this match's date and kickoff time. Until then the model's preview above is all there is to compare.

The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

39% Brighton & Hove Albion to win

Attack
3rd vs 19th
Brighton & Hove Albion attack v Ipswich Town defence
Defence
12th vs 11th
Brighton & Hove Albion defence v Ipswich Town attack
Recent xG form
+0.33 vs -0.22
xGD per match, last 5
Projected goals
1.56 – 1.66
Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 5 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Ipswich Town

10 listed
  • Abdul Fatawu 0% chance

    Midfielder · Suspended until 17 Oct

  • George Hirst 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Stoke City permanently

  • Ben Johnson 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Stoke City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jack Taylor 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Chiedozie Ogbene 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Lincoln City on loan until January

  • Ali Al Hamadi 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the rest of the season

  • Wes Burns 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City permanently

  • Cameron Humphreys 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Huddersfield Town on loan for the rest of the season

  • Sam Szmodics 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Derby County on loan for the rest of the season

  • Kayne van Oevelen 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Valencia on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jack Hinshelwood 0% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Mats Wieffer 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Harry Howell 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Femi Azeez 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Yankuba Minteh 0% chance

    Midfielder · Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov

  • Stefanos Tzimas 0% chance

    Forward · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Evan Ferguson 0% chance

    Forward · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Facundo Buonanotte 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Elche on loan for the rest of the season

  • Igor Julio 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Burnley permanently

  • Tom Watson 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Zadok Yohanna 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Amario Cozier-Duberry 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mitoma Kaoru 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Lewis Dunk 75% chance

    Defender · Neck injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Pascal Struijk 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Ipswich Town and Brighton & Hove Albion compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Ipswich Town Brighton & Hove Albion
xG / match 1.53 · 10th (better) 2.31 · 1st
xGA / match 1.75 · 15th (better) 1.74 · 13th
xGD / match -0.22 · 13th (better) +0.57 · 4th
xPts / match 1.41 · 11th (better) 1.62 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.22 (better) +0.33

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

Brighton & Hove Albion clean sheet
18%
Brighton & Hove Albion 2+ goals
51%
Under 2.5 goals
36%
Both teams to score: no
31%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.4%
1:2
9.8%
2:1
9.1%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Ipswich Town sample
5 matches
Brighton & Hove Albion sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Ipswich Town
2 matches
Away xG sample · Brighton & Hove Albion
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • Ipswich Town has only 5 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.