Ipswich Town vs Chelsea prediction, 30 Dec 2026: xG model

Chelsea favoured away from home, but only just.

IPS32%Draw26%CHE42%

Based on 16 matches played this season.

Ipswich1.4Chelsea1.6

A 0.2 xG edge, roughly a two-in-five win.

PROIpswich Town shape report PROChelsea shape report

Where each side attacks, where the other concedes, and the biggest mismatch between them.

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Suggested picks

Player	Price	Owned
1João Pedro(C)FW	£7.8m	68.4%
2M. RogersMF	£7.9m	44.1%
3C. Palmer

PROMy Team, projections

40%called correctly

Error score

6% better than guessing the usual home, draw and away split

0.211 against 0.226 for the guess. Lower is better.

Confidence vs realitySaid · got

33-50%

34%·61

50-60%

56%·9

60-70%

75%·4

70-80%

100%·1

Bar is what happened, tick is what the model said. Samples are small this early.

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Suggested picks

Player	Price	Owned
1João Pedro(C)FW	£7.8m	68.4%
2M. RogersMF	£7.9m	44.1%
3C. Palmer

PROMy Team, projections

Ipswich Town Player	Routine	Taken	xG
S. Lukić	Corners L
A. Fatawu	Corners R
L. Davis	Free kicks
S. Lukić	Free kicks
J. Enciso	Free kicks
Z. Flemming	Penalties

Chelsea Player	Routine	Taken	xG
J. Henderson	Corners L and R, 5 short
Pedro Neto	Corners L and R, 5 short
R. James	Corners L and R

Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.When the gameweek is set

Model verdict

Projected xG

Attacking zones vs vulnerabilities Locked, Pro.

Position vs Expected Position

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Form & Head-to-head

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Set-piece takers Locked, Pro.

Key players