FM Preview: Ipswich Town v Doncaster Rovers 05 Nov 2011

Last updated : 04 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ipswich Town v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, with a 60.00% success rate in the fixture.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in January 2011, as the Tractor Boys squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 15 Feb Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 6 Ipswich Town Championship
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Ipswich Town 3-2 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Doncaster Rvs. 3 - 3 Ipswich Town Championship
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Ipswich Town 1 - 3 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 15 Nov Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship
2004/2005 Tue 21 Sep Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 0 Ipswich Town League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 8 conceded.

The away form of Doncaster Rovers is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 20 points from their 14 games played so far,

Doncaster Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 9 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ipswich Town 6 3 1 2 8 8 10
Doncaster Rovers 6 1 1 4 6 13 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Tractor Boys being in decent shape at home at the moment, we am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ipswich Town 11 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Doncaster Rovers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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