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Ipswich Town face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 9 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Ipswich Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Seasiders in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 02 Jan | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 47 points from their 34 games so far. Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 33 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Ipswich Town on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Tractor Boys. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |