FM Preview: Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town 06 Nov 2012

Last updated : 05 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town fixture

Ipswich Town face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 11 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 14 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in April 2012, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Crystal Palace 1-1 Ipswich Town Championship
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Ipswich Town 2 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Sat 26 Dec Crystal Palace 3 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Tue 18 Aug Ipswich Town 1 - 3 Crystal Palace Championship
2008/2009 Sat 17 Jan Crystal Palace 1 - 4 Ipswich Town Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 9 conceded.

In complete contrast to Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crystal Palace are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 27 points from 14 games.

Ipswich Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 10 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crystal Palace 6 4 2 0 13 8 14
Ipswich Town 6 1 1 4 5 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Tractor Boys are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Crystal Palace. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crystal Palace Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 11 matches.
Ipswich Town Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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