Sunderland vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th August 2023

Off the back of a top six finish last season, Sunderland embark on a new Championship campaign on Sunday. The hosts will face Ipswich for their opening game.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Sunderland and Ipswich are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland are looking to at least equal the feat of reaching the playoff semifinals last season. They look even better equipped this season and the mood around the stadium of light is great.

Talking about good mood, Ipswich should still be rocking from their promotion campaign last season. They have so far had a sensational 2023 and could easily do what Sunderland did last season. Namely reach the playoffs.  

Ipswich got the better of Sunderland in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 5-2, respectively.

Sunderland vs Ipswich Prediction

Sunderland Form

Sunderland are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Preston by 0-3, before beating Luton by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Luton, who ran out 2-0 winners. Sunderland only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 12 and conceded ten goals.

Finishing inside the top half is the bare minimum Sunderland expect for this season, but the ideal target is a spot in a promotion place.

Ipswich Form

Ipswich look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 0-3 and 6-0 winners against Barnsley and Exeter, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Fleetwood, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. Ipswich only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to four.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly, Ipswich might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Championship is certainly not anunrealistic scenario.

Sunderland and Ipswich looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Sunderland vs Ipswich Squads

Sunderland Squad

Mowbray will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Ipswich from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Anthony Patterson (0/0), Nathan Bishop (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Daniel Ballard (0/0), Danny Batth (0/0), Dennis Cirkin (0/0), Jenson Seelt (0/0), Nectarios Triantis (0/0), Pierre Ekwah (0/0), Trai Hume (0/0), Alex Pritchard (0/0), Bradley Dack (0/0), Chris Rigg (0/0), Corry Evans (0/0), Daniel Neil (0/0), Elliot Embleton (0/0), Jay Matete (0/0), Jobe Bellingham (0/0), Luke O'Nien (0/0), Lynden Gooch (0/0), Patrick Roberts (0/0), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Eliezer Mayenda (0/0), Isaac Lihadji (0/0), Jack Clarke (0/0), Jack Diamond (0/0), Jewison Bennette (0/0), Luis Semedo (0/0), Niall Huggins (0/0), Ross Stewart (0/0).

Ipswich Squad

Here is the full team squad of Ipswich. The 37 year-old Kieran McKenna will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Christian Walton (0/0), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Nick Hayes (0/0), Vaclav Hladky (0/0), Cameron Burgess (0/0), Dominic Ball (0/0), George Edmundson (0/0), Gregory Leigh (0/0), Janoi Donacien (0/0), Leif Davis (0/0), Luke Woolfenden (0/0), Conor Chaplin (0/0), Harry Clarke (0/0), Jack Taylor (0/0), Jay Tabb (0/0), Kyle Edwards (0/0), Lee Evans (0/0), Marcus Harness (0/0), Massimo Luongo (0/0), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Omari Hutchinson (0/0), Sam Morsy (0/0), Sone Aluko (0/0), Cameron Humphreys (0/0), Freddie Ladapo (0/0), George Hirst (0/0), Kayden Jackson (0/0), Larsen Toure (0/0), Wes Burns (0/0).

Sunderland vs Ipswich Team News

At the time of writing, Sunderland have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Ipswich on Sunday.

Dennis Cirkin, Lynden Gooch, Ajibola Alese, Danny Batth and Elliot Embleton are all absent from the Sunderland squad that faces Ipswich at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland vs Ipswich Lineups

Sunderland vs Ipswich H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Ipswich came away with a 0-2 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Stadium of Light. Sunderland have a 38% win rate in the against Ipswich, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 3-1-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sunderland vs Ipswich Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last eight matches between Sunderland and Ipswich.

Sunderland vs Ipswich Betting Tips

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Sunderland and Ipswich 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.

Sunderland claimed two wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing six and losing two. Ipswich won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew four and lost two of these matches. Goals are flying in left, right, and centre these days for Sunderland on home soil. Both teams to score came through as a winning bet in nine of their previous 10 matches at Stadium of Light. Both teams also found the back of the net in five of the last 10 league games away for Ipswich.

In the past eight encounters between Sunderland and Ipswich over 2.5 goals came out four times, with Sunderland scoring an average of 1.39 goals per game. Ipswich averaged 1.88 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Sunderland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Ipswich, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.