FM Preview: Ipswich Town v Peterborough United 17 Mar 2012

Last updated : 16 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ipswich Town v Peterborough United fixture

Ipswich Town are ready to welcome Peterborough United to Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Tractor Boys have drawn one game and lost the other.

The previous match played between the two at Portman Road was within the last three years, in December 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Peterborough 7 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Tue 16 Feb Peterborough 3 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Tue 08 Dec Ipswich Town 0-0 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Tue 25 Aug Peterborough 2 - 1 Ipswich Town League Cup
2006/2007 Tue 22 Aug Peterborough 2 - 2 Ipswich Town League Cup
1971/1972 Sat 15 Jan Peterborough 0 - 2 Ipswich Town F.A. Cup
1959/1960 Sat 09 Jan Ipswich Town 2 - 3 Peterborough F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Ipswich Town, Peterborough United are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Posh have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 35 matches.

Peterborough United find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 35 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ipswich Town 6 3 2 1 10 6 11
Peterborough United 6 2 1 3 8 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Ipswich Town may be coming up against a decent side in Peterborough United, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ipswich Town Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Peterborough United Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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