Sunderland journey to Ipswich Town and Portman Road Stadium packed with confidence, but the host team is no muppet. More information on the fixture here!
- Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in League One
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These are active days for the home side, as they had a match only three days ago in the FA Cup. That game was an away game at Barrow, so at least Ipswich are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Ipswich Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Ipswich Town have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games.
In their previous game, the manager McGreal led his Ipswich Town to a defeat in the FA Cup match away at Barrow. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Portman Road Stadium. Woolfenden was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.01 out of 10. The defender Woolfenden won 4 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Wigan Athletic that finished 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Ipswich perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ipswich Town as a small favourite), we find seven games. Ipswich Town has won three of these, drawn one and lost three.
Ipswich Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Portman Road Stadium with 21 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ipswich defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Sunderland have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far.
Neil and Broadhead scored in Sunderland's previous match, the home game against Plymouth Argyle that ended 2-1. Flanagan, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Flanagan won 7 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Morecambe.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Sunderland in our archives, and the results are: one win for Sunderland, one draw and three defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sunderland manager Johnson as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Arsenal.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sunderland have scored 14 goals in 10 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sunderland have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Sunderland - Ipswich 2-0. Last nine meetings involving these contenders: Ipswich won three, Sunderland triumphed in five and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bonne 11 goals |   R. Stewart 11 goals |  C. Chaplin 4 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
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| Ipswich Town | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 37 | 21 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 38 |
| 33 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 25 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 81% |
| 68% | 73% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 67% |
| 36% | 45% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 68% | 73% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 52% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 18% | 18% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 19% |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 10.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 14 | 14.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 45% | 46% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 37% |
| 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 14.2 | 12.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- Ipswich Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in League One
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |