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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Ipswich Town annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Ipswich Town | 5-1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Ipswich Town | 6 - 4 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Ipswich Town | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Tractor Boys have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Railwaymen have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town's 14 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 11 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Portman Road at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Crewe Alex. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 16 away matches. No win in the 11 most recent games. |