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Ipswich Town travel to take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 8 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 15 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was back in January 2001, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in an League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Wed 31 Jan | Birmingham C. | 4 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 09 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 27 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 02 May | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., Ipswich Town are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tractor Boys have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 7 games giving them a return of 16 points. Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
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 Birmingham C.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Ipswich Town | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |