Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# 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

4
1
2
Sunderland AFC 7 games · Avg 2.1 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

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Ipswich Town FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Ipswich Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Trai Hume gets a Yellow card.
  • 35' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Ipswich Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' What a strike from Nathan Broadhead! The score is 0-1.
  • 51' Massimo Luongo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 53' Goal! George Hirst scores his 35 goal in 354 matches.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vaclav Hladky.
  • 58' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 58 minute. Jobe Bellingham leaves to be changed by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 59' Alex Pritchard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jobe Bellingham on 59 minute.
  • 62' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Trai Hume gets a Red card.
  • 73' Marcus Harness is replacing Nathan Broadhead for the Ipswich Town FC side.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Omari Hutchinson. He replaces Conor Chaplin on 76 minute.
  • 80' Daniel Ballard is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 81' Daniel Ballard was booked on 81.
  • 86' What a strike from Dan Neil! The score is 1-2.
  • 87' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 87 minute. Pierre Ekwah leaves to be changed by Lynden Gooch.
  • 90' Niall Huggins is replacing Dennis Cirkin for the Sunderland AFC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

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
Luke O'Nien 1
Nathan Broadhead 1
George Hirst 1
Dan Neil 1
Luke Garbutt 1
Kayden Jackson 1
Lynden Gooch 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.