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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Blades have recorded 3 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2003, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 5 goals against.
The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Blades's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Ipswich Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 30 points from the 16 games they have played so far. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 26 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |