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Ipswich Town pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tractor Boys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in November 2004, with Sunderland running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 17 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 21 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Sunderland | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Ipswich Town | 5 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Ipswich Town are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 40 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 27 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Tractor Boys have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |