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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Derby County at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 8 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in November 2008, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 02 Nov | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Tractor Boys have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rams have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Ipswich Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 8 points. Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 14 from their 14 matches played.
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 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |