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Ipswich Town face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 12 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 16 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 09 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Ipswich Town | 4 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 34 points from their 24 games so far. Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Tractor Boys have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 17 outings ago. |