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Ipswich Town play host to Blackpool at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 2 draws, with 3 wins being posted by Tractor Boys.
The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1971, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a First Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Wed 30 Aug | Blackpool | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | LGEC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 30 Jan | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 28 Nov | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 1967/1968 | Tue 29 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1967/1968 | Mon 21 Aug | Blackpool | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 25 Apr | Ipswich Town | 4 - 3 | Blackpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Blackpool's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Seasiders have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town's total of 48 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 32 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Tractor Boys to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Blackpool | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |