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History of the Blackpool v Ipswich Town fixture

Ipswich Town face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Sat 16 Feb	Ipswich Town	2 - 1	Blackpool	CHMP
2007/2008	Sat 19 Jan	Blackpool	1 - 1	Ipswich Town	CHMP
1978/1979	Wed 30 Aug	Blackpool	2 - 0	Ipswich Town	LGEC
1970/1971	Sat 30 Jan	Ipswich Town	2 - 1	Blackpool	PREM
1970/1971	Sat 28 Nov	Blackpool	0 - 2	Ipswich Town	PREM
1967/1968	Tue 29 Aug	Ipswich Town	1 - 1	Blackpool	CHMP
1967/1968	Mon 21 Aug	Blackpool	0 - 0	Ipswich Town	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Blackpool have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 15 games played so far, Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 21 from their 15 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Blackpool	6	2	3	1	10	10	9
Ipswich Town	6	2	3	1	10	7	9

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Ipswich Town on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Blackpool. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Blackpool	Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Ipswich Town	6 games since last defeat.