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Sunderland
Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 6, 2023 at 5pm UK
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Sunderland
1 - 2
Ipswich

Neill (86')
Mowbray (0'), Hume (32'), Ballard (80')
Hume (72')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Broadhead (45+1'), Hirst (53')
McKenna (33'), Burns (35'), Hladky (56'), Morsy (62')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Sunderland and Ipswich Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Hartlepool 5-2 Sunderland
Tuesday, August 1 at 7.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

Ipswich Town

All competitions
Last Game: Luton 1-1 Ipswich
Tuesday, July 25 at 7.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Ipswich Town

 Two teams with big expectations should make for an intriguing contest on Sunday, Ipswich somewhat of an unknown quantity back at this level. Nevertheless, they may relish being underdogs on this stage, and we are backing the Tractor Boys to earn a share of the spoils. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ipswich Town win with a probability of 42.56%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 32.3% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.95%) and 0-2 (6.98%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 1-0 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawIpswich Town
32.3% (0.306 0.31) 25.14% (-0.15 -0.15) 42.56% (-0.156 -0.16)
Both teams to score 56.27% (0.625 0.63)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.83% (0.759 0.76)47.16% (-0.759 -0.76)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.6% (0.703 0.7)69.39% (-0.702 -0.7)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.26% (0.56999999999999 0.57)27.74% (-0.57 -0.57)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.69% (0.726 0.73)63.31% (-0.727 -0.73)
Ipswich Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.88% (0.251 0.25)22.12% (-0.25 -0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.5% (0.377 0.38)55.49% (-0.376 -0.38)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 32.3%
    Ipswich Town 42.56%
    Draw 25.14%
SunderlandDrawIpswich Town
1-0 @ 7.87% (-0.124 -0.12)
2-1 @ 7.61% (0.06 0.06)
2-0 @ 5.05% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-1 @ 3.25% (0.077 0.08)
3-2 @ 2.45% (0.076 0.08)
3-0 @ 2.16% (0.035 0.04)
4-1 @ 1.04% (0.041 0.04)
Other @ 2.87%
Total : 32.3%
1-1 @ 11.87% (-0.090000000000002 -0.09)
0-0 @ 6.14% (-0.197 -0.2)
2-2 @ 5.74% (0.087 0.09)
3-3 @ 1.23% (0.047 0.05)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.14%
0-1 @ 9.26% (-0.226 -0.23)
1-2 @ 8.95% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 6.98% (-0.117 -0.12)
1-3 @ 4.5% (0.031 0.03)
0-3 @ 3.51% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-3 @ 2.89% (0.065 0.07)
1-4 @ 1.7% (0.024 0.02)
0-4 @ 1.32% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
2-4 @ 1.09% (0.033 0.03)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 42.56%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Ipswich

Sunderland
59.3%
Draw
18.5%
Ipswich Town
22.2%
27
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Ipswich
1-1
Sunderland
Norwood (45+1')
Burns (68')
Broadhead (50')
Winchester (52'), Flanagan (60'), Stewart (62')
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O'Nien (85'), McGeady (90+3' pen.)
Evans (20'), Gooch (34'), Stewart (64'), Winchester (81')

Celina (55')
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Ipswich
0-1
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Jackson (10')
Wyke (45+1')
Winchester (40')
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2-1
Ipswich
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Lankester (38')
McGuinness (84')
Dozzell (72')
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(75'), Flanagan (75')

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