FootyMAD's Southampton match preview

History of the Ipswich Town v Southampton fixture

Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Southampton at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 7 of the 31 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in November 2007, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Wed 17 Sep	Southampton	2 - 2	Ipswich Town	CHMP
2007/2008	Sat 01 Mar	Southampton	1 - 1	Ipswich Town	CHMP
2007/2008	Tue 27 Nov	Ipswich Town	2-0	Southampton	CHMP
2006/2007	Sat 24 Feb	Southampton	1 - 0	Ipswich Town	CHMP
2006/2007	Sat 09 Sep	Ipswich Town	2 - 1	Southampton	CHMP
2005/2006	Sat 21 Jan	Southampton	0 - 2	Ipswich Town	CHMP
2005/2006	Tue 13 Sep	Ipswich Town	2 - 2	Southampton	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Tractor Boys score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saints have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ipswich Town's 50 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 34 points from their 34 games thus far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Ipswich Town	6	2	2	2	8	9	8
Southampton	6	2	2	2	9	9	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Tractor Boys's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southampton. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Ipswich Town	Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Southampton	Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.