Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Watford at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 4 of the 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Watford inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Watford | CHMP |
2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Watford | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Ipswich Town | 4 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Watford | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Watford | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
1998/1999 | Tue 02 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Tractor Boys have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Watford's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hornets, and 7 goals against.
Ipswich Town's 18 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 20 from their 14 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Watford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Portman Road for the Tractor Boys and the Madmen are unable to see past Watford claiming victory in a close match.
Sequence statistics: | |
Ipswich Town | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Watford | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |