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Crystal Palace face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles 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 August 2007, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 26 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tractor Boys, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 9 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |