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Ipswich Town face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 2 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2007, the North End carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 6 conceded.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 55 points from their 44 games played so far, Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 65 from their 44 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Deepdale with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 17 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |