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Ipswich Town play host to Newcastle United at Portman Road at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tractor Boys are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 5 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was back in December 2001, over five years ago, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 09 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 27 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 28 Feb | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 26 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Ipswich Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 4 points from their 8 games thus far. Newcastle Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 19 points from the 8 games they have played so far.
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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
ITFM prediction ...
Ipswich Town are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your ITFM team see things getting no better with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |