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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Colchester United at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 6 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in January 2007, as the Tractor Boys squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 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 20 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3-2 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Tractor Boys have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Ipswich Town's 15 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played so far,
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 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
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 | Won 8 successive home games. 19 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |