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Southampton face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 7 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 17 Sep | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 27 Nov | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Tractor Boys score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saints have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town's 50 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 34 points from their 34 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tractor Boys, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |