Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
1 – 2
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sun 6 Aug 2023 · 16:00 UTC Stadium of Light 44,407 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+1' Nathan Broadhead
0–2 53' George Hirst
Dan Neil 86' 1–2
Trai Hume 32' Y
Y 35' Wes Burns
Y 56' Vaclav Hladky
Y 62' Sam Morsy
Trai Hume 72' YR
Daniel Ballard 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Barrott (England)
  • Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
  • Assistant 2 Ian Cooper
7 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
1
3
Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-06 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC 2021-11-20 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2021-01-26 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2020-11-03 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC 2020-02-08 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sunderland AFC and Ipswich Town FC get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Ipswich Town FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jack Clarke scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Ipswich Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Alex Pritchard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 32' Trai Hume picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Ipswich Town FC player. Wes Burns gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' Ipswich Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Nathan Broadhead has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcus Harness suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' What a moment for George Hirst! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Vaclav Hladky on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ipswich Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 58' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 58 minute. Jobe Bellingham leaves to be changed by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Jobe Bellingham is replaced by Alex Pritchard.
  • 62' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' Trai Hume is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Nathan Broadhead is replaced by Marcus Harness.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Conor Chaplin is replaced by Omari Hutchinson on 76 minute.
  • 80' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Ballard argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' GOAL! Dan Neil fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 87' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Pierre Ekwah by Lynden Gooch on 87 minute.
  • 90' Niall Huggins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dennis Cirkin on 90 minute.
  • 1-2 the final result. Sunderland AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-08-06 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC 2021-11-20 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2021-01-26 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2020-11-03 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC 2020-02-08 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-08-06 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W

Ipswich Town FC Form

2023-08-06 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-05-07 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-04-29 Ipswich Town FC 6–0 Exeter City FC W 2023-04-25 Barnsley FC 0–3 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-04-22 Peterborough United FC 0–3 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-04-18 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Port Vale FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.32 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Ipswich Town FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC37% Draw29% Ipswich Town FC34%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC26% Draw48% Ipswich Town FC26%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.