FM Preview: Ipswich Town v Norwich City 21 Apr 2011

Last updated : 20 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ipswich Town v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City pack their bags to visit Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Thursday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries 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 within the last three years, in April 2009, as the Tractor Boys edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3-2 in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 28 Nov Norwich City 4 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2008/2009 Sun 19 Apr Ipswich Town 3-2 Norwich City Championship
2008/2009 Sun 07 Dec Norwich City 2 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship
2007/2008 Sun 13 Apr Ipswich Town 2 - 1 Norwich City Championship
2007/2008 Sun 04 Nov Norwich City 2 - 2 Ipswich Town Championship
2006/2007 Sun 22 Apr Norwich City 1 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2006/2007 Sun 19 Nov Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Norwich City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Tractor Boys have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Ipswich Town's 59 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Norwich City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 74 points from 42 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ipswich Town 6 4 1 1 10 8 13
Norwich City 6 3 2 1 14 8 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Canaries out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Ipswich Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ipswich Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Norwich City Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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