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Ipswich Town play host to Colchester United at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1969, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 29 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1969/1970 | Wed 03 Sep | Ipswich Town | 4-0 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 16 Feb | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | D3S |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 06 Oct | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | D3S |
| 1955/1956 | Tue 27 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | D3S |
| 1955/1956 | Mon 26 Dec | Colchester U. | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | D3S |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 19 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Tractor Boys score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Ipswich Town, Colchester U. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the U's have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far, Colchester U.'s total of 44 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town may be coming up against a decent side in Colchester U., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Colchester U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |