Fixture details

VenuePortman Road, Ipswich
Referee TBC
StatusNot Started
Referees are typically only confirmed a few days before kickoff.

Recent form

IPS WLLWL
FUL LLLDD
Last 5 league results · 40% vs 13% of points taken

Head to head

Ipswich Town vs Fulham
3
Ipswich Town wins
3
Draws
6
Fulham wins
From 12 meetings on record

Goals scored (avg)

Model's expected goals (λ) for this fixture, adjusted for attack/defence/form/h2h/injuries
1.49
Ipswich Town
1.38
Fulham
Prediction
Predicted score
Our Poisson model weighs each team's attack and defence ratings (blended with last season's early on), head-to-head history and injuries to calculate the most likely outcome.
Ipswich Town
2 1
Fulham
Model's expected scoreline · 8.7% probability of this exact score
PROVISIONAL This prediction locks on 09 Oct, 14:00 UTC, 24 hours before kickoff, using the latest data.
Outcome certainty
40.1%
Low
ScorelineProbability
Ipswich Town 1-1 Fulham 11.7%
Ipswich Town 2-1 Fulham 8.7%
Ipswich Town 1-0 Fulham 8.5%
Ipswich Town 1-2 Fulham 8.0%
Ipswich Town 0-1 Fulham 7.8%

Key factors in prediction

Statistics baseline: 2026 season
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Attack strength
1.0 / 0.83
Defence strength
0.84 / 0.94
Form factor (off)
1.0 / 1.0
Head-to-head
0.93 / 1.07
Injury factor
1.0 / 1.0
Weather (preview)
– / –

API-Football's own prediction

Reference only — not used by our model
Home35%
Draw35%
Away30%
AdviceDouble chance : Ipswich or draw
Their engine hits the same matchday-1 zero-current-season-data gap our model works around by falling back to last season — treat this as a low-confidence data point, not a benchmark.

Win probability

Ipswich Town win40%
Draw25%
Fulham win35%

Odds comparison — 1x2

34 bookmakers · 34 offering 1x2 odds · market overround 6.47%
OutcomeModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Ipswich Town 40.1% 35.6% 4.5% VALUE
Draw 24.9% 27.0% -2.1% —
Fulham 35.0% 37.5% -2.4% —

Betting value

Value bet
Ipswich Town
Odds 2.64
Our odds2.49
Bookmaker avg.2.64
Edge+5.0%

Odds comparison — total goals

Line 2.5 · 14 bookmakers · avg odds Over 1.73 / Under 2.05
SideModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Over 2.5 54.7% 54.2% 0.5% —
Under 2.5 45.3% 45.8% -0.5% —
Line 2.75 · 1 bookmakers · avg odds Over 1.96 / Under 1.88
SideModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Over 2.75 54.7% 49.0% 5.8% VALUE
Under 2.75 45.3% 51.0% -5.8% OVERPRICED

Injuries

PlayerTeamReason
A. MatusiwaIpswichMuscle Injury
J. TaylorIpswichKnee Injury
T. CairneyFulhamKnee Injury
K. TeteFulhamConcussion

Weather conditions

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Confirmed lineups

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Live match stats

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Shots, possession, corners, cards, and other in-game statistics don't exist until the match is underway. This card will fill in live once the match kicks off, and stay as the final box score after full time. Expected: from kickoff onward.

Result

NOT YET AVAILABLE
The match hasn't been played yet. This card will show the final score once the match finishes. Expected: 2026-10-10T14:00:00Z kickoff, plus ~2 hours.
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