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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Portman Road at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 13 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 6 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was two seasons ago, in August 2005, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 28 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Cardiff City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Bluebirds have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 59 points from their 45 games played so far, Cardiff City's 64 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Cardiff 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 | Won 3 successive home games. 14 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |