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Ipswich Town face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 2 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 | Mon 29 Aug | Ipswich Town | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 18 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the North End, with 5 goals against.
The Tractor Boys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Preston N.E.'s total of 55 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Ipswich Town's 50 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Tractor Boys could well see them head back from Deepdale with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |