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Coventry City face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 5 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, as the Tractor Boys edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 03 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Coventry City | 2 - 4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Tractor Boys have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Ipswich Town's 17 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Coventry City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tractor Boys, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Coventry City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |