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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Bradford City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 11 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in August 2002, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Bradford City | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 04 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Bradford City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Feb | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 08 Sep | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Tractor Boys's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Bantams have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 47 points from their 30 games so far. Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 23 points from their 31 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
ITFM prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Tractor Boys to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
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