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Ipswich Town face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 7 wins, and Reading have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Reading | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Royals, with 5 goals against.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 27 points from the 12 games they have played so far. Ipswich Town's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Ipswich Town not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Reading will ease to victory over the Tractor Boys. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 7 successive home games. 12 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 13 matches. |
| Ipswich Town | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |