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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Coventry City at Portman Road on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 5 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in September 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Ipswich Town | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Tractor Boys have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town's 63 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches.
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 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
ITFM prediction ...
Ipswich Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Portman Road at the moment, but your ITFM team are quietly confident that they can ease past Coventry City in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Coventry City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |