Where the market is wrong on Ilkeston Town v Basford United
Ilkeston Town meet Basford United in the Friendlies Clubs club friendlies. The model makes Ilkeston Town the most likely outcome at 37%, with the full read 37% ILK, 30% draw, 33% BAS.
The baseline ratings are close, 1523 to 1558, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form separates little, 53% against 57%. Attacking output favors Basford United on expected goals, 1.5 to 1.4 per match.
Across the derived markets, from the same model: both teams to score around 60%, over 2.5 goals around 57%. Draw no bet leans Ilkeston Town at 52%; double chance reads Ilkeston Town or draw 67%, Basford United or draw 63%.
Ilkeston Town arrive steady: 2W-1D-2L from their last five (7/15 pts), 6 scored and 7 conceded. Recent results: L 1-3 @ Worksop Town, W 3-2 v United of Manchester, D 0-0 @ Stocksbridge Park Steels, W 2-0 v Bamber Bridge.
Basford United are steady: 2W-2D-1L from their last five (8/15 pts, 3 unbeaten), 9 scored and 9 conceded. Recent results: D 1-1 v Gainsborough Trinity, D 2-2 v AFC Mansfield, W 4-3 v Lincoln United, L 0-2 @ Long Eaton United.
Ilkeston Town hold the recent head-to-head, 3 wins to 2 with 1 drawn across the last 6 meetings. Most recently they met in 2025: Ilkeston Town 5-0 Basford United.
The market prices ILK at 53% implied. Our number sits apart on Basford United: a 11.3-point gap between model and market. That gap is the story, not the winner.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 51 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
Written from the MeisterIQ model output
