FootyMAD Ipswich Town match preview

Last updated : 25 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Ipswich Town v Coventry City fixture

Coventry face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 4 of the 31 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, the BluesWeb.co.uk carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 12 AprCoventry2 - 4IpswichLD1
2002/2003Sat 23 NovIpswich2 - 1CoventryLD1
2000/2001Sat 21 AprIpswich2 - 0CoventryPREM
2000/2001Tue 28 NovIpswich2 - 1CoventryLC
2000/2001Mon 20 NovCoventry0 - 1IpswichPREM
1994/1995Sat 06 MayIpswich2 - 0CoventryPREM
1994/1995Mon 10 OctCoventry2 - 0IpswichPREM

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. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Coventry is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Sky Blues have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Ipswich find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Coventry see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Ipswich630316149
Coventry6024282

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the BluesWeb.co.uk, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Ipswich4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
CoventryLost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 12 most recent games.