Premier League · Matchweek 1

Ipswich Town FC vs Sunderland AFC Prediction

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00

Match essentials

Kick-off (UK): Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 (BST)
Competition: Premier League
Round: Matchweek 1
Venue: Portman Road, Ipswich, England

United Matchday prediction

Ipswich Town FC win49%

Draw25%

Sunderland AFC win26%

Predicted score: 1–1
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Under 2.5 goals: 50%
BTTS yes: 53%

Over 1.5 goals: 75%
Over 3.5 goals: 28%
BTTS no: 47%
Expected goals: 1.60 – 1.09

Low confidence

Why the model favours this outcome

Sample size is still small this season, so the model leans more heavily on longer-term ratings and lowers its confidence accordingly.

Most likely scorelines

1–111.8%
1–010.9%
2–19.5%
2–08.7%
0–17.4%
0–06.8%
1–26.4%
2–25.1%

Team comparison

Statistic	Ipswich Town FC	Sunderland AFC
Matches played	5	5
Points per match	1.20	0.80
Goals per match	1.40	1.20
Goals conceded per match	2.20	2.00
Home / away goals scored	2	5
Home / away goals conceded	3	8
Last 5 points	6	4
Last 5 goals scored	7	6
Last 5 goals conceded	11	10
Win percentage	40%	20%

Ipswich Town FC recent form

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Sunderland AFC recent form

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Recent form

Ipswich Town FC

2W 3D 0L in the last 5 · 9 scored, 5 conceded

Wvs Queens Park Rangers FC3–0
Dat Southampton FC2–2
Dat West Bromwich Albion FC0–0
Wat Charlton Athletic FC2–1
Dvs Middlesbrough FC2–2

Sunderland AFC

2W 2D 1L in the last 5 · 6 scored, 8 conceded

Wvs Chelsea FC2–1
Wat Everton FC3–1
Dvs Manchester United FC0–0
Dat Wolverhampton Wanderers FC1–1
Lvs Nottingham Forest FC0–5

Where to watch (UK)

Premier League matches are typically shown in the UK by Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime Video (selected rounds), BBC Match of the Day (highlights). Kick-off is Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 UK time. Always check the official listing for this fixture, as rights and selections change round by round.

Saturday 15:00 UK kick-offs are not broadcast live in the UK.