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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 26 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 13 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in November 2003, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | 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, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 5 goals against.
The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Blades's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Ipswich Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 30 points from the 16 games they have played so far. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 26 from their 16 games so far.
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 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town may be coming up against a decent side in Sheff. Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |