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Ipswich Town face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 5 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Ipswich Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Owls in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Ipswich Town | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Owls, with 6 goals against.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far, Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Ipswich Town on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sheff. Wed.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |