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Ipswich prepare to entertain Reading at Portman Road on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 4 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Ipswich running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Ipswich | 3-1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Reading | 3 - 1 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Ipswich | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Reading | 0 - 4 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Reading | 1 - 0 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 24 Aug | Ipswich | 5 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Ipswich | 1 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Royals have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich are not exactly setting the world alight at Portman Road at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Reading in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |