Sunderland and Ipswich Town are both riding high in the League One with their 6th and 7th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sunderland form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadium of Light as Sunderland have scored 26 goals to get 30 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the League One are 8-6-1 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Sunderland in their previous match, an away game at Portsmouth that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that match, a win away at Tranmere Rovers.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sunderland handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, five draws and zero defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sunderland, as the League One home game vs Rochdale is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Sunderland in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 15 league matches. Sunderland have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ipswich Town form and stats
8-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ipswich Town, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in League One, in their League One matches away.
Ipswich Town failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Peterborough United (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-4. A 0-1 defeat away at Rotherham United before that.
We have checked recent matches where Ipswich Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were two victories, two draws and two defeats.
Ipswich Town has another fixture away, a League One game, against AFC Wimbledon in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Ipswich Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 22 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Ipswich Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sunderland and Ipswich Town have met before this season: Sunderland - Ipswich Town 1-0. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - one - three (Sunderland wins - draws - Ipswich Town wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Norwood 11 goals |   C. Maguire 9 goals |  K. Jackson 9 goals |
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| Sunderland | Ipswich Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 | 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 22 | 41 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 86% |
| 71% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 59% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 31% | 41% |
| 18% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 28% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 54% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 38% | 45% |
| 25% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 25% | 28% |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 325 | 171 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 193 | 356 |
| 102 | 59 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 70 | 122 |
| 36% | 42% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | 34% |
- Ipswich Town has the most clean sheets (7) away
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (26)
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 53 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 44 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 37 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 35 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -13 | 33 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -39 | 16 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 36 | -34 | 11 |