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Ipswich Town face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 2 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 3 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Ipswich Town | 2 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Mar | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Ipswich Town | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 62 points from their 36 games so far. Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 45 points from their 37 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Tractor Boys have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 19 . |
| Ipswich Town | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |