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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Coventry City at Portman Road at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 5 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in September 2006, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Ipswich Town | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 03 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Tractor Boys have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 4.
Coventry City's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Sky Blues, and 10 goals against.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 5 matches. Coventry City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 11 points from 6 games.
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 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Coventry City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 6 successive home games. 17 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Coventry City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |