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Sheff. Utd. 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 32 games played, The Blades have recorded 4 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 May 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 02 May | Ipswich Town | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 27 matches. Sheff. Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 27 points from their 28 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blades are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Ipswich Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 16 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |