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Ipswich Town face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 9 wins, and Southampton have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 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 | Sat 09 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 02 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Tractor Boys have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Southampton's total of 56 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 33 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tractor Boys are in poor form away, however the Saints form is none to clever either so we see a score draw as the result
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Ipswich Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |