FootyMAD's Barnsley match preview

History of the Ipswich Town v Barnsley fixture

Ipswich Town play host to Barnsley at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 9 wins out of 13 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was back in August 1999, over five years ago, with Ipswich Town annihilating their visitors 6-1 in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 25 Nov	Barnsley	1 - 0	Ipswich Town	CHMP
1999/2000	Mon 29 May	Ipswich Town	4 - 2	Barnsley	D1PO
1999/2000	Sat 05 Feb	Barnsley	0 - 2	Ipswich Town	CHMP
1999/2000	Mon 30 Aug	Ipswich Town	6-1	Barnsley	CHMP
1998/1999	Sat 12 Dec	Ipswich Town	0 - 2	Barnsley	CHMP
1998/1999	Sat 14 Nov	Barnsley	0 - 1	Ipswich Town	CHMP
1996/1997	Sat 18 Jan	Barnsley	1 - 2	Ipswich Town	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Tykes have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 51 points from their 40 games played so far, Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 40 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Ipswich Town	6	4	0	2	12	6	12
Barnsley	6	2	0	4	8	13	6

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 Barnsley. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Ipswich Town	12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
Barnsley	7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.