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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Preston North End at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, winning 55.56% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in October 2006, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Ipswich Town | 2-3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Mar | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Ipswich Town | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 18 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | 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 19 goals, and conceded 5.
In complete contrast to Ipswich Town, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The North End's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far, Preston N.E. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 7 successive home games. 18 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |