Ipswich Town face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Friday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 6 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2002, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | LD1 |
2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sun 28 Oct | Ipswich Town | 2 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
1994/1995 | Mon 17 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
1994/1995 | Mon 26 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 10 conceded.
The Tractor Boys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
West Ham Utd.'s total of 38 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Ipswich Town's total of 39 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
ITFM prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Tractor Boys could well see them head back from Boleyn Ground with a share of the spoils, think the ITFM panel. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
West Ham Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. |
Ipswich Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |