Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Preston North End at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 05 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 16 Mar | Ipswich Town | 4 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 21 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 5 conceded.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 27 points from 15 games. Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 21 from their 15 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |