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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Watford at Portman Road at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 3 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in December 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Watford | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Ipswich Town | 4-2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Watford | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Watford | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Watford | 2 - 3 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Sep | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 14 to 13.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Hornets have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Ipswich Town's 56 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Watford find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 37 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's 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 Watford. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 19 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |