History of the Bristol City v Ipswich Town fixture
Ipswich Town face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday 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 August 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Sat 22 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | Championship |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 03 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | Championship |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 06 Aug | Bristol City | 0-3 | Ipswich Town | Championship |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Apr | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | Championship |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 28 Aug | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Feb | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | Championship |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Robins have scored 6, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
Ipswich Town's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Bristol City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 27 games have yielded only 22 points.
Ipswich Town are currently lying in 19th place in npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 28 matches played.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Bristol City | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here