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Ipswich pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. Only 9 defeats have been registered in the 28 games, with 12 ending in victory.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was more than three years back, in April 2000, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Tue 04 Apr | West Brom | 1 - 1 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Ipswich | 3 - 1 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | West Brom | 0 - 1 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 31 Oct | Ipswich | 2 - 0 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 27 Jan | West Brom | 2 - 3 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Ipswich | 1 - 1 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Ipswich | 5 - 0 | West Brom | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 12.
Ipswich have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Super Blues, and 9 goals against.
West Brom are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 5 games giving them a return of 12 points. Ipswich are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 2 points from their 5 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| Ipswich | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Super Blues are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for West Brom. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Ipswich | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |