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Southampton face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Saints have recorded 7 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 02 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 13 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Tractor Boys have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Ipswich Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. Southampton's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 8 games since last defeat. |