Premier League
Ipswich Town - Sunderland
08/22/2026, 02:00 PM
Expected Goals
1.9
3.0
1.1
The Lab
- 1Sunderland with Chris Rigg: 1.8 goals/game. Without: 0.5 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
- 2Sunderland: 70% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)
- 3Sunderland: scored only after the break in 3 of 8 games
- 4Sunderland: 42% of all goals between minutes 76-90 (5 of 12)
Key Factors
- Strong home defense: Ipswich concedes an average of only 0.68 goals per game at home
- Offensive trend: Ipswich currently scores more frequently (2.3 goals on average recently) than their season average of 1.8
- Tactical dominance: Ipswich averaged 5.8 shots on target per game in recent matches
Risk Factors
- Sunderland's extreme away weakness with an average of 1.87 goals conceded per game on the road
- Limited data availability regarding Ipswich Town's player form statistics
- Limited data availability due to a lack of previous head-to-head matches between the teams
Overview
Ipswich Town hosts Sunderland in the Premier League
Match on August 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Portman Road Stadium
Ipswich in 17th place and Sunderland in 19th start the season
Form
Ipswich Town shows stable form with DWDDW
Sunderland arrives with the form LDDWW
The visitors are on a run of two consecutive wins
Statistics
Ipswich Town scores 1.74 goals per game on average
At home, Ipswich scores 1.72 goals and concedes only 0.68 goals per match
Sunderland averages 1.11 goals scored per match
On the road, Sunderland concedes an average of 1.87 goals
Key Players
Jacob Greaves averages a rating of 7.23 at Portman Road
Leif Davis has provided 4 assists in 22 home matches
Enzo Le Fée has scored 5 goals and registered 6 assists this season
Not nominated: Nordi Mukiele (3 goals, 4 assists), Omar Alderete (1 goal, 1 assist)
Goalkeepers
Kjell Scherpen is in goal for Ipswich Town
Robin Roefs represents Sunderland with a season rating of 6.94
Ipswich Town has achieved 17 clean sheets this season
Sunderland has recorded 11 clean sheets
Influences
The pitch surface at Portman Road Stadium is grass
Portman Road Stadium averages 2.8 total goals per match
The both teams to score rate at this venue is 80%