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Ipswich Town travel to take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tractor Boys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was back in February 1999, over five years ago, with Ipswich Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Robins in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Ipswich Town | 6 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Sep | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 18 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Sep | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 09 Mar | Bristol City | 4 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 24 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Tractor Boys have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 29 from their 18 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Tractor Boys have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Ipswich Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. |