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Ipswich Town are ready to welcome Sheffield United to Portman Road on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 29 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 14 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 3 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Portman Road was within the last three years, in January 2006, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Ipswich Town | 5 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Ipswich Town's total of 52 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 34 matches.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Portman Road at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Sheff. Utd. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |