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Ipswich Town play host to Cardiff City at Portman Road at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 10 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 4 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 2 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was way back in the black-and-white days of February 1968, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 3 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 24 Feb | Ipswich Town | 4-2 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 07 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | DIV2 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 17 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 20 Aug | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Ipswich Town's total of 72 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Cardiff City's 64 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
ITFM prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that the Tractor Boys reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cardiff City to claim a play-off spot. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 23 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |