Watford pack their bags to visit Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 28 games.
The previous match played between the two at Portman Road was within the last three years, in October 2005, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Watford | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Watford | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Watford | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Watford | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Ipswich Town | 4 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Hornets, and 11 goals against.
Ipswich Town's total of 45 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Watford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 52 points from the 30 games they have played so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Hornets to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Watford take away one point. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Ipswich Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
Watford | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |