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Ipswich Town are ready to welcome Portsmouth to Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 19 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 8 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 7 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Portman Road was more than three years back, in January 2008, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 18 Apr | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
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 11 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Ipswich Town, Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pompey have hit 7 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 42 points from their 32 games played so far, Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 41 points from their 32 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town may be coming up against a decent side in Portsmouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |