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Reading face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Reading | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Reading | 0 - 4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Reading | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 5 goals against.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals'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 3rd, having taken 20 points from 10 games. Reading are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 10 games giving them a return of 21 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Royals, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. |
| Reading | 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |