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Southampton prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 28 games played, Saints have recorded 11 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in January 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Tractor Boys have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Southampton's total of 56 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 33 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Saints being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Ipswich Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |