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Cardiff City 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 17 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 3 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Mar | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 29 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 09 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 May | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Tractor Boys have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Ipswich Town's total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship. Cardiff City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 13 points from the 6 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 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Ipswich Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |