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Stoke City face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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 | Mon 02 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 22 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 5 conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Potters have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town's 53 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 52 points from their 41 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Stoke City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Ipswich Town. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |