Ipswich Town FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Ipswich Town FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Portman Road.
- Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Samuel Allison
- Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
- Assistant 2 Rob Merchant
22 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Jan Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W 06 Jan AFC Wimbledon A 3–1 W 01 Jan Stoke City FC A 0–0 D 29 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D 26 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–1 D 23 Dec Leeds United FC A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L 06 Jan Newcastle United FC H 0–3 L 01 Jan Preston North End FC H 2–0 W 29 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D 26 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–0 W 23 Dec Coventry City FC H 0–3 L Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Ipswich Town FC0-153/116-301/131-454/346-602/161-75–/176+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Ipswich Town FCJack Clarke 16 G 1 A Jaden Philogene-Bidace 12 G 2 A George Hirst 11 G 3 A Anis Mehmeti 10 G 7 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Ipswich Town FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' It’s high time Kieran McKenna made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adil Aouchiche, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Conor Chaplin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harry Clarke on 24.
- 26' GOAL! Jack Clarke scores on 26. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ipswich Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 33' Goal! Kayden Jackson scores his 32 goal in 358 matches.
- 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 48' Jack Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 31 Yellow cards this season.
- 52' It’s a booking for Ipswich Town FC player. Jack Taylor gets a Yellow card.
- 54' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 56' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
- 60' Ipswich Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
- 65' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Abdoullah Ba by Adil Aouchiche on 65 minute.
- 68' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Sarmiento is hanging Kayden Jackson on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' Ipswich Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 75' What a strike from Conor Chaplin! The score is 2-1.
- 80' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 83' Trai Hume is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 84' Nazarii Rusyn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Pritchard on 84 minute.
- 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeremy Sarmiento on 86.
- 89' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Jobe Bellingham by Mason Burstow on 89 minute.
- 90' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Conor Chaplin is replaced by Axel Tuanzebe.
- Another three points for Ipswich Town FC.
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Lineups
Ipswich Town FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Lewis Travis ↓ Dominic Ball 68'
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7
Wes Burns ↓ Omari Hutchinson 68'
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- 6
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10
Conor Chaplin ↓ Axel Tuanzebe 90'
- 14
- 3
- 31
- 33
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Bench
- 23
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11
Marcus Harness ↑ 89'
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40
Axel Tuanzebe ↑ 90'
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- 9
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12
Dominic Ball ↑ 68'
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21
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 68'
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20
Omari Hutchinson ↑ 68'
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Coach Kieran McKennaSunderland AFC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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21
Alex Pritchard ↓ Nazarii Rusyn 84'
- 13
- 20
- 1
- 32
- 5
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17
Abdoullah Ba ↓ Adil Aouchiche 65'
- 42
- 24
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7
Jobe Bellingham ↓ Mason Burstow 89'
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Bench
- 30
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Nazarii Rusyn ↑ 84'
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22
Adil Aouchiche ↑ 65'
- 27
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11
Mason Burstow ↑ 89'
- 23
- 25
- 19
- 9
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Charlie Wyke 2 Grant Leadbitter 1 Aiden McGeady 1 Luke O'Nien 1 Nathan Broadhead 1 George Hirst 1 Dan Neil 1 Luke Garbutt 1 Head to Head
Ipswich Town FC Form
Sunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.23 Ipswich Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Ipswich Town FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Ipswich Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.31Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Ipswich Town FC or Draw 72%Draw or Sunderland AFC 57%Ipswich Town FC or Sunderland AFC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 12.2%1 – 0 11%0 – 1 9.5%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 6.9%0 – 2 5.6%2 – 2 4.3%3 – 1 3.2%3 – 0 2.9%1 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC
Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 21% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 18% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.