Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Reading at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in August 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Reading | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Reading | 0 - 4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Reading | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 5 goals against.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 20 points from 10 games. Reading are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 10 games giving them a return of 21 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tractor Boys are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. |
| Reading | 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |