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Reading pack their bags to visit Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, 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 5 of the 21 games.
The previous match played between the two at Portman Road was within the last three years, in November 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Ipswich Town | 0 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Oct | Reading | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 7 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 4 matches. Reading's total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Royals has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Ipswich Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Reading | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |