West Brom Vs Ipswich : Match Preview

Last updated : 12 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town fixture

Ipswich pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. Only 9 defeats have been registered in the 28 games, with 12 ending in victory.

The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was more than three years back, in April 2000, 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:
1999/2000Tue 04 AprWest Brom1 - 1IpswichLD1
1999/2000Sat 18 DecIpswich3 - 1West BromLD1
1998/1999Sat 20 MarWest Brom0 - 1IpswichLD1
1998/1999Sat 31 OctIpswich2 - 0West BromLD1
1997/1998Tue 27 JanWest Brom2 - 3IpswichLD1
1997/1998Sat 30 AugIpswich1 - 1West BromLD1
1996/1997Sat 25 JanIpswich5 - 0West BromLD1

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 12.

Ipswich have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Super Blues, and 9 goals against.

West Brom are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 5 games giving them a return of 12 points. Ipswich are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 2 points from their 5 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Brom650112515
Ipswich6123465

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Super Blues are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for West Brom. Home win

Sequence statistics:
West BromWon 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 5 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
IpswichLost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.