When at home, Ipswich have held the upper hand iun games against the Royals. The Berkshire side have won just four times at Portman Road, whilst the hosts have triumphed on eleven occasions. Just two meetings have ended all square.
Reading last won at Portman Road way back in April 1996 when two goals were enough to give us a a 2-1 win over our opponents. However, just four months later we received an early season tonking at Portman Road, losing disastrously 5-2 to the Tractor Boys. Alan Pardew will be praying that there is no repeat tomorrow.
Last season Reading convincingly beat Ipswich 3-1 at the Madejski Stadium thanks to a hat-trick from Nicky Forster. Fozzy, who was on fire that day, was instrumental in sealing possibly the best result of the season. Click Here To Read Our Match Report From That Game.
The score was reversed in March when the Royals went down by three goals to one at Portman Road. Stand-in defender Adi Viveash was unlucky to see red as Pardew's side were over-powered. Click Here To Read Our Match Report From That Game.
| At Ipswich (17) | At Reading (17) | Overall (34 matches) | ||||||||
| Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | ||
| Ipswich | 11 | 64.71 | Reading | 8 | 47.06 | Ipswich | 18 | 52.94 | ||
| Reading | 4 | 23.53 | Ipswich | 7 | 41.18 | Reading | 12 | 35.29 | ||
| Draws | 2 | 11.76 | Draws | 2 | 11.76 | Draws | 4 | 11.76 | ||
| Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | ||
| Ipswich | 35 | 2.06 | Reading | 28 | 1.65 | Ipswich | 67 | 1.97 | ||
| Reading | 22 | 1.29 | Ipswich | 32 | 1.88 | Reading | 50 | 1.47 | ||
| Records | |||||
| Highest Aggregate | 7 | Ipswich | 5 - 2 | Reading | 1996/1997 |
| Highest Ipswich score: | 5 | Reading | 1 - 5 | Ipswich | 1955/1956 |
| Highest Reading score: | 4 | Reading | 4 - 0 | Ipswich | 1951/1952 |
| Season | Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Ipswich | 3 - 1 | Reading | League Division One |
| Sat 19 Oct | Reading | 3 - 1 | Ipswich | League Division One | |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Ipswich | 1 - 0 | Reading | League Division One |
| Sat 22 Nov | Reading | 0 - 4 | Ipswich | League Division One | |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Reading | 1 - 0 | Ipswich | League Division One |
| Sat 24 Aug | Ipswich | 5 - 2 | Reading | League Division One | |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Ipswich | 1 - 2 | Reading | League Division One |
| Sat 28 Oct | Reading | 1 - 4 | Ipswich | League Division One | |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Apr | Reading | 1 - 1 | Ipswich | Second Division |
| Sat 07 Nov | Ipswich | 2 - 1 | Reading | Second Division | |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 09 May | Ipswich | 1 - 1 | Reading | Second Division |
| Sat 13 Dec | Reading | 1 - 4 | Ipswich | Second Division | |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 02 Mar | Reading | 1 - 3 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 20 Oct | Ipswich | 4 - 2 | Reading | Third Division (South) | |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 10 Mar | Ipswich | 3 - 3 | Reading | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 29 Oct | Reading | 1 - 5 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) | |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 23 Jan | Ipswich | 0 - 1 | Reading | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 12 Sep | Reading | 3 - 1 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) | |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 03 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 30 Aug | Ipswich | 1 - 2 | Reading | Third Division (South) | |
| 1951/1952 | Sat 29 Dec | Reading | 4 - 0 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 01 Sep | Ipswich | 4 - 2 | Reading | Third Division (South) | |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 30 Dec | Ipswich | 0 - 2 | Reading | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 02 Sep | Reading | 2 - 0 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) | |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 14 Jan | Ipswich | 2 - 0 | Reading | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 10 Sep | Reading | 3 - 1 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) | |
| 1948/1949 | Sat 22 Jan | Reading | 2 - 1 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 11 Sep | Ipswich | 3 - 2 | Reading | Third Division (South) | |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 14 Feb | Reading | 1 - 2 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 27 Sep | Ipswich | 1 - 0 | Reading | Third Division (South) | |
| 1946/1947 | Sat 01 Feb | Reading | 1 - 3 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 28 Sep | Ipswich | 2 - 0 | Reading | Third Division (South) | |
| 1938/1939 | Wed 03 May | Ipswich | 2 - 1 | Reading | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 24 Sep | Reading | 2 - 1 | Ipswich | Third Division (South) | |