Ipswich vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd August 2026

Premier League title favourites Ipswich begin their title challenge on Saturday in an opening day encounter with Sunderland at Portman Road.

Both sides are looking to start their campaign on a positive note, and we should witness very dedicated performances from both Ipswich and Sunderland on Saturday.

Ipswich only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 24 for an average of 2.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Sunderland managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Sunderland lost 5-0 against Ipswich in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Sunderland handed out in the match before.

Ipswich vs Sunderland Prediction

Ipswich Form

Ipswich currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 0-0 against West Bromwich. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Southampton in a 2-2 encounter, before beating Queens Park Rangers in a 3-0 encounter. Ipswich didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Portman Road. They have a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 18 and scored five goals.

Sunderland Form

In their last three matches, Sunderland drew 0-0 with Manchester United, beat Everton by 1-3 and beat Chelsea by 2-1. Sunderland managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 11 while also conceding eight times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Ipswich and Sunderland seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

Ipswich vs Sunderland Squads

Ipswich Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Gary O'Neil, will select the lineup against Sunderland from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Alex Palmer (0/0), Christian Walton (0/0), David Button (0/0), Kayne van Oevelen (0/0), Kjell Scherpen (0/0), Ben Johnson (0/0), Cedric Kipre (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/0), Darnell Furlong (0/0), Issa Diop (0/0), Jacob Greaves (0/0), Leif Davis (0/0), Azor Matusiwa (0/0), Florentino (0/0), Jack Taylor (0/0), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/0), Kasey McAteer (0/0), Marcelino Nunez (0/0), Sasa Lukic (0/0), Sindre Walle Egeli (0/0), Abdul Fatawu (0/0), Ali Al Hamadi (0/0), Anis Mehmeti (0/0), Cameron Humphreys (0/0), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/0), Chuba Akpom (0/0), Daizen Maeda (0/0), Emersonn (0/0), George Hirst (0/0), Jack Clarke (0/0), Larsen Toure (0/0).

Sunderland Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sunderland. The 50 year-old Regis Le Bris will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Melker Ellborg (0/0), Robin Roefs (0/0), Simon Moore (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Daniel Ballard (0/0), Jenson Seelt (0/0), Luke O'Nien (0/0), Nordi Mukiele (0/0), Omar Alderete (0/0), Reinildo (0/0), Trai Hume (0/0), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Alan Browne (0/0), Chris Rigg (0/0), Enzo Le Fee (0/0), Granit Xhaka (0/0), Habib Diarra (0/0), Noah Sadiki (0/0), Thomas Meunier (0/0), Brian Brobbey (0/0), Chemsdine Talbi (0/0), Jocelin Ta Bi (0/0), Luis Semedo (0/0), Nilson Angulo (0/0), Romaine Mundle (0/0), Simon Adingra (0/0), Wilson Isidor (0/0).

Ipswich vs Sunderland Team News

At the time of writing, Ipswich have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sunderland this coming Saturday. Darnell Furlong and Sindre Walle Egeli can't be called up by the Ipswich-manager, with both serving a ban.

Ipswich are unable to field Abdul Fatawu on Saturday against Sunderland, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Sunderland seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Portman Road to face Ipswich.

Daniel Ballard is too injured to face Sunderland.

Ipswich vs Sunderland Lineups

Ipswich vs Sunderland H2H

Ipswich beat Sunderland by 5-0 in their most recent match, while Sunderland claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that. The home side were in awesome shape, the last time they played Sunderland, as the latter got taught a lesson in a 5-0 win for a high-flying Ipswich team. The bookies have Ipswich to win this match at best price odds of 13/8.

Ipswich vs Sunderland Results

In the last four matches between Ipswich and Sunderland, both teams to score came up one time.

Ipswich vs Sunderland Betting Tips

As the new Premier League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Ipswich and Sunderland this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

In their last 10 matches at Portman Road across all tournaments Ipswich won six times, drew three and lost one times. Sunderland claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Ipswich kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Sunderland have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

In the last four encounters between Ipswich and Sunderland over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Ipswich averaged 1.75 goals a game. Sunderland scored an average of 1.25 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.