AI sees Bournemouth edging Ipswich at Portman Road

The model puts Bournemouth's chances of a win at 50%, against 26% for an Ipswich victory and 24% for a draw. That makes a Bournemouth win the model's most likely outcome and the prediction of this preview.

On goals, the model expects 2.05 for Bournemouth and 1.42 for Ipswich. The most likely exact score is 1-1, at a probability of 10%, which shows how spread out the possible results are. The model gives 67% for more than 2.5 goals in the match. Away from home, Bournemouth average 1.8 goals scored and 2.3 conceded, while Ipswich average 1.3 scored and 1.3 conceded at Portman Road.

Bournemouth sit 9th with 12 points and a goal difference of +1, while Ipswich are 14th with 11 points and a goal difference of -4. Bournemouth have won three and lost two of their last five, and won their latest match. Ipswich have one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five, and drew last time out. At home Ipswich have two wins, one draw and one defeat, while Bournemouth away have one win, one draw and two defeats. In the last five meetings, each side has won once and three games ended level, the most recent being a 2-1 Ipswich win in April 2025.