Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Ipswich Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Tue 3 Nov 2020 · 19:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
R 72' Andre Dozzell
Grant Leadbitter 78' Y
Denver Hume 82' Y
Y 84' Oliver Hawkins

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Ipswich Town FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Richard Wigglesworth
  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

4
1
3
Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-03 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC 2020-02-08 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 2019-08-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W
31 Oct Gillingham FC A 2–0 W
27 Oct Rochdale AFC A 2–2 D
24 Oct Portsmouth FC H 1–3 L
20 Oct Crewe Alexandra FC H 1–0 W
17 Oct Swindon Town FC A 2–0 W
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
31 Oct Crewe Alexandra FC H 1–0 W
27 Oct Gillingham FC H 1–0 W
24 Oct Lincoln City FC A 0–1 L
20 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–4 L
17 Oct Accrington Stanley FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Ipswich Town FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 8' A goal from the England international Charlie Wyke! He fires home on 8 to make it 1-0!
  • 13' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 18' Aristote Nsiala has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' It’s high time Phil Parkinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' Jack Lankester has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sunderland AFC and Ipswich Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Josh Scowen departs to be replaced by Max Power.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Ipswich Town FC is showing some good football. However, Ipswich Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' Stephen Ward is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 68' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Chris Maguire exits the field as Danny Graham enters on 68.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Andre Dozzell argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 76' The Ipswich Town FC manager makes a substitution. Kayden Jackson departs to be replaced by Oliver Hawkins.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Grant Leadbitter on 78.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Denver Hume. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' What composure from Grant Leadbitter! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Hawkins on 84.
  • 89' Keanen Bennetts gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Jack Lankester and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Dion Sanderson is replacing Lynden Gooch for the Sunderland AFC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Charlie Wyke 2
Nathan Broadhead 1
George Hirst 1
Dan Neil 1
Luke Garbutt 1
Kayden Jackson 1
Lynden Gooch 1
Conor Chaplin 1

Head to Head

2020-11-03 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC 2020-02-08 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 2019-08-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2020-11-03 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2020-10-31 Gillingham FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2020-10-27 Rochdale AFC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2020-10-24 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Portsmouth FC L 2020-10-20 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2020-10-17 Swindon Town FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W

Ipswich Town FC Form

2020-11-03 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2020-10-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2020-10-27 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Gillingham FC W 2020-10-24 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2020-10-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 4–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2020-10-17 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Accrington Stanley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC51% Draw27% Ipswich Town FC22%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
78%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
49%
Sunderland AFC or Ipswich Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC33% Draw48% Ipswich Town FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.