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Where was Vesta right, and where wrong?

Over 44 league matches of Ipswich since 2017-18, each forecast by a model that had not seen that season, Vesta's likeliest result happened 57 times in 100; it said 59. Draws: said 22, happened 23 in 100.

Since its public record began on 30 Sep 2026: 51 league matches settled, the likeliest result happened 61 times in 100 (Vesta said 50). Every published forecast

League data to · Vesta · out of sample, 2017-18 on

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Matches44each forecast before its season
Likeliest result happened57 in 100Vesta said 59
Draws23 in 100Vesta said 22
Goals a match3.16Vesta expected 3.16
Likeliest score happened11 in 100Vesta said 12

When Vesta says N in 100, does it happen N times?Said v happened

every home win, draw and away win chance, grouped in bands of 10; on the line = exactly right
00252550507575100100 Vesta said (in 100)
Chance bandChancesSaidHappenedGap
10–20 in 1002315.38.7−6.6
20–30 in 1004625.226.1+0.9

The biggest surprises

results Vesta gave the least chance that happened
  1. Tottenham 1-2 IpswichSun 10 Nov 2024 · Premier League7 in 100
  2. Bournemouth 1-2 IpswichWed 2 Apr 2025 · Premier League10 in 100
  3. Ipswich 2-0 ChelseaMon 30 Dec 2024 · Premier League13 in 100
  4. Chelsea 2-2 IpswichSun 13 Apr 2025 · Premier League15 in 100
  5. Aston Villa 1-1 IpswichSat 15 Feb 2025 · Premier League20 in 100
  6. Brighton 0-0 IpswichSat 14 Sep 2024 · Premier League21 in 100
  7. Fulham 2-2 IpswichSun 5 Jan 2025 · Premier League22 in 100
  8. Everton 2-2 IpswichSat 3 May 2025 · Premier League23 in 100
  9. Crystal Palace 2-3 IpswichSat 12 Sep 2026 · Premier League23 in 100
  10. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 IpswichSat 14 Dec 2024 · Premier League24 in 100
  11. Ipswich 1-2 SouthamptonSat 1 Feb 2025 · Premier League24 in 100
  12. Ipswich 1-1 LeicesterSat 2 Nov 2024 · Premier League25 in 100

The surest calls that missed

the strongest favourites that did not win
  1. Tottenham 1-2 IpswichSun 10 Nov 2024 · home win said79 in 100
  2. Chelsea 2-2 IpswichSun 13 Apr 2025 · home win said76 in 100
  3. Bournemouth 1-2 IpswichWed 2 Apr 2025 · home win said74 in 100
  4. Aston Villa 1-1 IpswichSat 15 Feb 2025 · home win said68 in 100
  5. Ipswich 2-0 ChelseaMon 30 Dec 2024 · away win said67 in 100
  6. Brighton 0-0 IpswichSat 14 Sep 2024 · home win said66 in 100
  7. Fulham 2-2 IpswichSun 5 Jan 2025 · home win said65 in 100
  8. Everton 2-2 IpswichSat 3 May 2025 · home win said64 in 100
  9. Crystal Palace 2-3 IpswichSat 12 Sep 2026 · home win said52 in 100
  10. Ipswich 1-2 SouthamptonSat 1 Feb 2025 · home win said50 in 100
  11. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 IpswichSat 14 Dec 2024 · home win said50 in 100
  12. Ipswich 2-2 Aston VillaSun 29 Sep 2024 · away win said47 in 100

Which clubs beat Vesta's expectationsClubs v Vesta

points won against the points Vesta's forecasts gave (3 × win + draw), these matches
Underrated: more points than expected
ClubMatchesPointsExpectedGap
West Ham263.5+2.5
Nottingham Forest263.9+2.1
Everton375.2+1.8
Liverpool397.2+1.8
Brentford264.3+1.7
Southampton242.5+1.5
Newcastle United264.5+1.5
Leicester242.6+1.4
Manchester United375.8+1.2
Manchester City264.9+1.1
Arsenal265.2+0.8
Crystal Palace365.7+0.3
Overrated: fewer points than expected
ClubMatchesPointsExpectedGap
Ipswich443136.6−5.6
Chelsea214.7−3.7
Fulham324.9−2.9
Aston Villa223.9−1.9
Tottenham234.4−1.4
Sunderland101.4−1.4
Bournemouth234.1−1.1
Wolverhampton Wanderers233.2−0.2
Brighton243.9+0.1
Crystal Palace365.7+0.3
Arsenal265.2+0.8
Manchester City264.9+1.1

League by league, season by seasonLeague by league

Ipswich's matches; the current season so far
CSV
SeasonLeagueMatchesLikeliest saidHappenedDraws saidDrawsGoals expectedGoalsRPS
2026-27Premier League649502602.903.500.234
2024-25Premier League38605822263.203.110.191

Each season from 2017-18 was hidden from Vesta and forecast with a model fitted only on the seasons before it, the same model that publishes today's forecasts (checked Tue 13 Oct 2026). These are the forecasts of past seasons, not the published ones: the public record of forecasts made before kick-off starts on 30 Sep 2026 and lives in Vesta's track record.

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