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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Portman Road on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 7 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was two seasons ago, in December 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1-3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Crystal Palace | 3 - 4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 03 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 25 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 07 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 09 Mar | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Tractor Boys's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Eagles's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 games played so far, Crystal Palace's 32 points from 22 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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Portman Road for the Tractor Boys and the Madmen are unable to see past Crystal Palace claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |