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Ipswich prepare to entertain Burnley at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 7 wins out of 10 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in January 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Burnley | 1-1 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Oct | Ipswich | 2 - 2 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 07 Feb | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Ipswich | DIV1 |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 26 Aug | Ipswich | 0 - 0 | Burnley | DIV1 |
| 1974/1975 | Tue 15 Oct | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Ipswich | DIV1 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 24 Aug | Ipswich | 2 - 0 | Burnley | DIV1 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 09 Feb | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Ipswich | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Clarets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Clarets, and 9 goals against.
Ipswich's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 17 from their 12 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
ITFM prediction ...
Ipswich are starting to turn Portman Road into a fortress, and despite the quality of opposition for this game being good, the ITFM panel believe that Town will sneak a small win at Portman Road.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Burnley | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |