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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Coventry City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 5 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in January 2010, as the Tractor Boys squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Tractor Boys's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town's total of 18 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship. Coventry City's 15 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Tractor Boys's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Coventry City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Coventry City | No sequences of note |