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Derby County face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Rams have won 7 of the 26 games compared to the host's 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Derby County | 1 - 4 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Derby County | 1 - 3 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Tractor Boys have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 7.
In complete contrast to Ipswich Town, Derby County are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rams have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 35 points from 21 games. Derby County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 21 matches.
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 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rams are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Ipswich Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 9 games since last home draw. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |