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Ipswich Town face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tractor Boys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate was just last season, in December 2007, with Bristol City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 10 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Ipswich Town | 6 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Sep | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 18 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Sep | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 3 conceded.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's 59 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Ipswich Town's 56 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
ITFM Prediction:
An indifferent set of results for Ipswich Town on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Tractor Boys. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |