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Ipswich Town face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Monday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 15 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Ipswich Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 7 conceded.
Ipswich Town's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Tractor Boys have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's 28 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 24 points from their 20 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Ninian Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |