FT · ENGLAND: Premier League · Saturday, 22 August 2026

Ipswich Town 2–1 SunderlandMatch recap & how our call landed · Saturday, 22 August 2026

Ipswich Town
2–1
Ipswich Town win
Sunderland

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Ipswich Town or draw at 64%. Bawler had Ipswich Town at 36%, the draw at 29% and Sunderland at 36%. The match finished 2–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

Ipswich Town win
36%
Result
Draw
29%
Sunderland win
36%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.3 – 1.3
Total 2.5
Actual
2 – 1
Total 3 (+0.5 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.7 – 0.7
From the match itself

The match produced about as many goals as we forecast — within 0.5 of our 2.5.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 72%
Landed
Medium confidence
Under 2.5 goals
Pre-match: 54%
Missed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 29%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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