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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Bristol City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 17 of the 25 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in December 2008, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 10 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Robins have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Ipswich Town are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 37 from their 32 matches played. Bristol City's 41 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Bristol City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Tractor Boys in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. |