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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Preston North End at Portman Road at lunchtime on Monday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in October 2004, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 18 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 05 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Ipswich Town's total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 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 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
ITFM prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Tractor Boys's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |