Watford v Ipswich
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Watford lost to Ipswich 0–2, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 14 landed — the strongest being Azor Matusiwa for 1+ tackles (95%, had 3). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Ngakia | tackles | 1+ | 95% | 3 | ✓ |
| Azor Matusiwa | tackles | 1+ | 95% | 3 | ✓ |
| Ivan Azón | shots total | 1+ | 95% | 3 | ✓ |
| Marcelino Núñez | shots total | 1+ | 94% | 2 | ✓ |
| Nestory Irankunda | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 2 | ✓ |
| Sindre Walle Egeli | shots total | 1+ | 88% | 2 | ✓ |
| Edoardo Bove | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Edoardo Bove | fouls drawn | 1+ | 86% | 1 | ✓ |
| Nestory Irankunda | fouls drawn | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Jack Clarke | fouls drawn | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Stephen Mfuni | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 2 | ✓ |
| Dan Neil | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Nampalys Mendy | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 2 | ✓ |
| Mamadou Doumbia | fouls committed | 1+ | 85% | 1 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Tackles Shots total Fouls drawn Fouls committed
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match cards | O4.5 | 58% | 5 cards | ✓ |
| BTTS | Yes | 54% | No | ✗ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 49% | 2 goals | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Match cards BTTS
Dig deeper
Past meetings
- Ipswich 1–1 Watford Nov 2025
- Ipswich 0–0 Watford Apr 2024
- Watford 1–2 Ipswich Dec 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Watford v Ipswich?
14 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Watford v Ipswich?
Every one of its confident calls landed this time — a single strong game, not a verdict. When the model does miss, those rows sit in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross; we never hide them.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.