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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 14 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in May 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 02 May | Ipswich Town | 0-3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 27 matches. Sheff. Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 27 points from their 28 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Tractor Boys being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 16 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |