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Ipswich Town pack their bags to visit Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 8 wins, and Reading have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was more than three years back, in October 2005, with Reading running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Ipswich Town | 0 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Oct | Reading | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
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 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 64 points from 36 games. Ipswich Town's 51 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Ipswich Town only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Madejski Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |