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Ipswich Town travel to take on Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 7 wins, and Q.P.R. have come away with 13 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Q.P.R. was just over four years ago, in April 2000, with Q.P.R. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Q.P.R. | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 16 Oct | Ipswich Town | 1 - 4 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 02 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 09 Aug | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 08 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rangers, with 2 goals against.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Q.P.R.'s total of 36 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Ipswich Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 43 points from the 22 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Tractor Boys could well see them head back from Loftus Road with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
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| Q.P.R. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |