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Norwich City face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road at lunchtime on Sunday, 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 just last season, in September 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 02 Mar | Norwich City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Sep | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 19 Mar | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 21 Nov | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 11 Apr | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 20 Oct | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Ipswich Town | 5 - 0 | Norwich City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 7 goals against.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Canaries's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 23 games. Norwich City are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 43 points from the 23 games they have played so 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 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Ipswich Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Norwich City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |