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Ipswich vs Sunderland: result 5-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 10Kick-off on September 26, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk

Ipswich
5-2
Sunderland

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What was the result of Ipswich vs Sunderland?

Ipswich won 5-2 on September 26, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 6′M. WaghornIpswich
  • 10′Billy JonesSunderland
  • 27′J. SpenceIpswich
  • 55′B. CelinaIpswich
  • 60′D. McGoldrickIpswich
  • 65′A. McGeadySunderland
  • 89′G. WardIpswich

Official lineup for Ipswich vs Sunderland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Ipswich

4-2-3-1
  1. 11B. Celina
  1. 14J. Garner
  2. 9M. Waghorn
  3. 10D. McGoldrick
  1. 15T. Adeyemi
  2. 8C. Skuse
  1. 2D. Iorfa
  2. 3J. Knudsen
  3. 12J. Spence
  4. 4L. Chambers
  1. 33B. Bialkowski

Sunderland

4-4-1-1
  1. 9James Vaughan
  1. 13Callum Henry McManaman
  1. 24Darron Gibson
  2. 6L. Cattermole
  3. 19A. McGeady
  4. 21A. Matthews
  1. 3B. Oviedo
  2. 23L. Koné
  3. 36Marc David Wilson
  4. 2Billy Jones
  1. 1J. Steele
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ipswich have 8 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats; Sunderland have 3, 3 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Ipswich
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2017Leeds(away)2-3Championship
Sep 16, 2017Bolton(home)2-0Championship
Sep 9, 2017QPR(away)1-2Championship
Aug 26, 2017Fulham(home)0-2Championship
Aug 22, 2017Crystal Palace(away)1-2League Cup
Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2017Cardiff(home)1-2Championship
Sep 20, 2017Everton(away)0-3League Cup
Sep 16, 2017Hull City(away)1-1Championship
Sep 12, 2017Nottingham Forest(home)0-1Championship
Sep 9, 2017Sheffield Utd(home)1-2Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Ipswich score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 0.8 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Ipswich1.51.347/158/15
Sunderland0.81.818/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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