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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Leicester City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 6 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 18 Aug | Ipswich Town | 6 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These games have seen the Tractor Boys score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Foxes's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 31 games played so far, Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town may be coming up against a decent side in Leicester City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |