Sunderland AFC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sam Barrott (England)
- Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
- Assistant 2 Ian Cooper
26 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.1 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 06 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L 16 May Luton Town FC A 0–2 L 13 May Luton Town FC H 2–1 W 08 May Preston North End FC A 3–0 W 29 Apr Watford FC H 2–2 D 23 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Aug Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W 07 May Fleetwood Town FC A 2–2 D 29 Apr Exeter City FC H 6–0 W 25 Apr Barnsley FC A 3–0 W 22 Apr Peterborough United FC A 3–0 W 18 Apr Port Vale FC H 2–1 W 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 ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Ipswich Town FC.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dan Neil made 349 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Ipswich Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Sunderland AFC 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.
- 30' The travelling Ipswich Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Trai Hume on 32.
- 35' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 40' Jack Clarke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 40 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 349 games and scored 398 goals.
- 46' Nathan Broadhead puts Ipswich Town FC on the lead.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 53' What a strike from George Hirst! The score is 0-2.
- 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vaclav Hladky on 56.
- 58' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Jobe Bellingham departs to be replaced by Abdoullah Ba.
- 62' Sam Morsy is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 72' The referee calls foul for Trai Hume. He receives a Red card.
- 73' Another substitution for Ipswich Town FC to replace Nathan Broadhead by Marcus Harness on 73 minute.
- 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 80' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
- 81' Daniel Ballard is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
- 86' What a strike from Dan Neil! The score is 1-2.
- 87' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lynden Gooch is hanging Pierre Ekwah on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' Niall Huggins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dennis Cirkin on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 24
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Dennis Cirkin ↓ Niall Huggins 90'
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39
Pierre Ekwah ↓ Lynden Gooch 87'
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9
Luis Semedo ↓ Abdoullah Ba 58'
Bench
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21
Alex Pritchard ↑ 59'
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11
Lynden Gooch ↑ 87'
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- 30
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Niall Huggins ↑ 90'
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Abdoullah Ba ↑ 58'
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- 19
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Coach Tony MowbrayIpswich Town FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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44
Janoi Donacien ↓ Dominic Ball 90'
- 25
- 7
- 5
- 15
- 6
- 10
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Leif Davis ↓ Greg Leigh 90'
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- 33
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27
George Hirst ↓ Freddie Ladapo 76'
Bench
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Marcus Harness ↑ 73'
- 19
- 8
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Freddie Ladapo ↑ 76'
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Dominic Ball ↑ 90'
- 13
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Omari Hutchinson ↑ 76'
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Greg Leigh ↑ 90'
Coach Kieran McKenna -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Charlie Wyke 2 Jack Lankester 1 Grant Leadbitter 1 Aiden McGeady 1 Luke O'Nien 1 Nathan Broadhead 1 George Hirst 1 Dan Neil 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Ipswich Town FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.32 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.3 Ipswich Town FC xGI would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Ipswich Town FC 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Ipswich Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 66%Draw or Ipswich Town FC 63%Sunderland AFC or Ipswich Town FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Ipswich Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 0 9.3%1 – 0 8.6%0 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 Actual2 – 0 6.2%0 – 2 6%2 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 3.5%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 19% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 19% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.