FM Preview: Ipswich Town v Bristol City 03 Mar 2012

Last updated : 02 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ipswich Town v Bristol City fixture

Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Bristol City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 18 of the 27 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in August 2010, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2008/2009 Mon 13 Apr Bristol City 1 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2008/2009 Wed 10 Dec Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Bristol City Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 8 conceded.

The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Robins have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 32 matches.

Bristol City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 33 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ipswich Town 6 4 0 2 13 9 12
Bristol City 6 0 1 5 3 15 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Though Ipswich Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Portman Road in recent games, we can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ipswich Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Bristol City Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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