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Ipswich face a trip to Bradford City at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Tractor Boys have won 3 of the 9 games compared to the host's 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, with Bradford City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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 01 Feb | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Ipswich | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 04 Mar | Ipswich | 3 - 1 | Bradford City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Feb | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 08 Sep | Ipswich | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 31 Jan | Ipswich | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Bantams have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Ipswich is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bradford City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 11 matches. Ipswich see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played 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 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Ipswich | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
ITFM prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Tractor Boys out on the road recently, yet the team at ITFM Towers can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Bradford City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Ipswich | 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |