Ipswich vs Sunderland predictions and betting tips – Can Tractor Boys make home advantage count?

Having made an immediate return to the Premier League, Ipswich open the new campaign against Sunderland at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon.

Ipswich vs Sunderland head to head overview

Ipswich vs Sunderland quick tips

• Sunderland – double chance – 2/5 with Betway
• Brian Brobbey to score anytime – 2/1 with bet365
• Over 2.5 goals in the game – 11/10 with SBK

Ipswich vs Sunderland prediction

Ipswich have returned to the Premier League after just a season out of the big time – following relegation at the end of the 2024/25 season.

The Tractor Boys though have since seen their manager leave, with Kieran McKenna opting not to continue and oversee a second spell in the Premeir League with his side.

Former Bournemouth, Wolves and Strasbourg manager Gary O’Neil has come in, with a point to prove himself. Unlike last time out, when Ipswich signed the cream of the crop from the Championship. The hierarchy have spent big this summer, bringing in names from the continent including new striker Emersonn, Celtic’s Daizen Maeda as well as Premier League proven Sasa Lukic and Issa Diop.

But we shouldn’t be expecting the heights Sunderland soared too in their first season back in the top flight. The Black Cats finished seventh and bagged a Europa League place to put the shine on an impressive campaign.

Keeping hold of club captain Granit Xhaka was a big statement and Brian Brobbey has bolstered his reputation after an impressive World Cup for the Netherlands, which backed up an encouraging debut season in the Premier League.

It’s set up to be an intriguing encounter on East Anglia, where the home crowd should be roaring the Tractor Boys on.

Ipswich vs Sunderland tips

Sunderland to be a stern test

Having gone up through the playoffs in 2025, Sunderland as a club showed a side of them they used to get ridiculed about. Structured thinking and proven nous to ensure they didn’t just survive in the Premier League but thrived in their first season back in the big time.

Their Europa League exploits this season is a result of a fantastic managerial appointment in Regis Le Bris and a host of experienced pros including Xhaka and Nordi Mukiele.

The Black Cats won’t shirk an away day at Portman Road and on the double chance could look a good bet if you think Ipswich will give as good as they get too.

Net-busting Brobbey

Brian Brobbey plundered seven goals in his debut Premier League season.

He followed that up with some impressive goal-poaching at the World Cup for the Netherlands, scoring three goals in the process.

The Dutch forward looks like one of the coming forces of the Premier League and the Tractor Boys rearguard will have to be on red alert for 90+ minutes.

Goals market to way to go

Both teams to score has landed in the last three matches. With Ipswich winning the last two meetings 2-1 as they won promotion in 2023/24.

Over 2.5 goals landed in both those matches and that’s what we’re siding with on Saturday afternoon.

The attacking prowess of the two teams should ensure, it’s an end to end game.

Ipswich vs Sunderland predicted lineups

Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Scherpen; O’Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis; Lukic, Nunez; Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda; Emersonn.

Sunderland (4-3-3): Roefs; Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Hume; Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fée; Talbi, Brobbey, Angulo.

Ipswich vs Sunderland latest odds

Find the latest Ipswich vs Sunderland betting odds here. All odds are provided by our recommended football bookmakers and are subject to change.

• Ipswich – 7/4 with bet365
• Draw – 12/5 with Betway
• Sunderland – 33/50 with SBK

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Important historical facts about Ipswich vs Sunderland for betting

Before the two Ipswich victories in the 2023/24 Championship campaign. Sunderland enjoyed four consecutive meetings from February 2020 to November 2021.

Looking at the historical data, BTTS and Over 1.5 goals is a running theme over the last three meetings.

A match winner is hard to predict, given we have little to no data to go from, with this fixture being the first match of the season. That’s where Sunderland on the double chance may point to a solid value play.

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