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Ipswich prepare to entertain Walsall at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Super Blues have tasted victory on 12 of the 15 occassions the teams have met.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in December 2002, as the Super Blues squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Ipswich | 3-2 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 07 May | Ipswich | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 13 Feb | Ipswich | 1 - 0 | Walsall | FAC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 14 Jan | Walsall | 2 - 4 | Ipswich | DIV2 |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 08 Nov | Ipswich | 3 - 1 | Walsall | DIV2 |
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. The Super Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Ipswich find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 2 points. Walsall find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Ipswich only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |