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Ipswich Town face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tractor Boys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, as the Black Cats edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Sunderland | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Ipswich Town | 5 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland 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 Black Cats, 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 9 goals for and 8 against.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 34 points from 19 games. Ipswich Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 39 points from the 19 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Tractor Boys, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Ipswich Town | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |