Ipswich v Sunderland result

Full-time · Ipswich 1–1 Sunderland

League One · Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:00 GMT · Portman Road

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Ipswich 1–1 Sunderland — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Ipswich and Sunderland drew 1–1 at Portman Road in League One on Saturday 18 December. Sunderland have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Ipswich led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Ipswich: J. Norwood (45’); Sunderland: Nathan Broadhead (50’, assisted by Dan Neil).

Discipline

T. Bramall showed four yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Ipswich: Wes Burns (68’); Sunderland: Carl Winchester (52’), T. Flanagan (60’) and Ross Stewart (62’).

What it changes

Ipswich are winless in their last five matches in all competitions. Sunderland are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Woolfenden (Ipswich) 5.8, Sam Morsy (Ipswich) 5.6 and J. Norwood (Ipswich) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Ipswich next host Nottingham Forest on 23 October 2026.

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Ipswich: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Ipswich 1–1 Sunderland · League One
Venue: Portman Road · Ipswich, Suffolk
Referee: T. Bramall
Head-to-head (last 6): Ipswich 1 · draws 1 · Sunderland 4 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Ipswich 1W 2D 2L · Sunderland 3W 2D 0L

Ipswich 1–1 Sunderland (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.38 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.8 / 5.25

Corners

against 4.8 / 3.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 3.8 / 3.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.6 / 2

Cards

against 1.2 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ipswich for / against	Line	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.8 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	17 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.4 for · 8.8 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	7.5 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.6 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Ipswich

Ipswich — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Pigott n 8	24.1	3.7 5/3	1.4 2/1	—
Sam Morsy n 8	84.4	2.8 8/7	1.1 6/2	—
C. Chaplin n 8	45.3	2 5/1	1 3/1	—
M. Bonne n 8	88.9	1.9 7/4	0.6 3/1	—
J. Norwood n 8	47.8	1.9 5/2	0.9 3/1	—

Ipswich — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Norwood n 8	47.8	3.8 7/4	1.6 4/2
J. Pigott n 8	24.1	2.8 3/2	1.4 2/1
B. Celina n 8	61.1	2 5/4	1.7 5/2
M. Bonne n 8	88.9	1.6 7/5	0.6 5/0
S. Aluko n 8	45.6	1.2 4/1	0.5 2/0

Ipswich — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Norwood n 8	47.8	0.9 3/1	0.5 2/0
B. Celina n 8	61.1	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
K. Vincent-Young n 8	78.1	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
G. Edmundson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
M. Bonne n 8	88.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Ipswich — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. El Mizouni n 8	77.6	2.9 8/5
B. Clements n 6	85.5	2.5 5/5
K. Vincent-Young n 8	78.1	2.2 8/5
J. Donacien n 8	80.5	2.1 5/4
Sam Morsy n 8	84.4	1.9 6/5

Ipswich — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Christian Walton n 8	90	2.3 4/2

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 5	8.4	2.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
E. Embleton n 8	42.4	1.9 4/3	0 0/0	—
C. Evans n 8	58	1.7 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
Ross Stewart n 8	88.1	1.3 6/1	0.9 5/2	—
L. O'Nien n 8	84.4	1.3 6/4	2.7 7/6	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ross Stewart n 8	88.1	2.4 8/6	0.9 5/2
N. Broadhead n 8	76.6	2.3 6/5	1.5 5/2
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 5	8.4	2.1 1/0	2.1 1/0
E. Embleton n 8	42.4	1.6 5/1	0.5 2/0
Leon Dajaku n 8	61.3	1.3 5/1	0.7 4/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 5	8.4	2.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Pritchard n 8	58.1	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
A. McGeady n 8	54.8	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
Leon Dajaku n 8	61.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
N. Broadhead n 8	76.6	0.6 3/1	0 0/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. O'Brien n 8	45.8	2.7 5/4
Carl Winchester n 8	86	2.6 7/6
C. Doyle n 8	90	2.3 8/4
Dan Neil n 8	86.9	2.3 8/6
A. Pritchard n 8	58.1	2.3 4/4

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Hoffmann n 8	90	2.1 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Ipswich		Sunderland
52%	Possession	48%
16	Shots	5
2	Shots on target	2
9	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	0
8	Shots inside the box	3
7	Corners	3
1	Offsides	3
6	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
364	Passes	342
69%	Pass accuracy	65%

Ipswich player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Christian Walton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Donacien	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
L. Woolfenden	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
G. Edmundson	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Wes Burns	90	0	3	0	3	3	Y	7.5
Sam Morsy	90	0	0	0	2	4	0	7.3
L. Evans	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
S. Aluko	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.7
M. Bonne	90	0	2	0	2	0	0	7.5
J. Norwood	69	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.5
M. Penney	63	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.5
K. Vincent-Young sub	27	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. Chaplin sub	21	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Hoffmann	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Wright	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
C. Doyle	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Carl Winchester	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Dan Neil	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
L. Gooch	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	7.2
Ross Stewart	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	Y	6.2
N. Broadhead	86	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
A. Pritchard	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Leon Dajaku	41	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
D. Hume sub	49	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
E. Embleton sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
A. O'Brien sub	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Ipswich v Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

IpswichWDLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

SunderlandDWDWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Ipswich 1 · 1 draw · Sunderland 4 · 1.83 goals/game

2021-11-20 Sunderland 2–0 Ipswich
2021-01-26 Ipswich 0–1 Sunderland
2020-11-03 Sunderland 2–1 Ipswich
2020-02-08 Sunderland 1–0 Ipswich
2019-08-10 Ipswich 1–1 Sunderland
2018-02-03 Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Ipswich#11 pos70 pts46 pl+21 GD

Sunderland#5 pos84 pts46 pl+26 GD

Goals per game

Ipswich scored1.46

Sunderland scored1.72

Ipswich conceded1

Sunderland conceded1.15

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What is the head-to-head record between Ipswich and Sunderland?: In their last 6 meetings, Ipswich won 1, Sunderland won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Ipswich and Sunderland?: Recent form — Ipswich 1W 2D 2L; Sunderland 3W 2D 0L.

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