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Ipswich Town face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 5 wins, and Plymouth Arg. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Pilgrims in those games, with 5 conceded.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 18 points from their 12 games so far. Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pilgrims, as the Tractor Boys have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |