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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 8 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in February 2007, with Wolves inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Wolves | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Wolves | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 11 Apr | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Tractor Boys have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.
Wolves have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Wolves's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 18 points from their 11 games so far. Wolves are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 21 points from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| Wolves | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are starting to turn Portman Road into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 9 successive home games. 20 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Wolves | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |