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Derby County face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2005, as the Tractor Boys edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 02 Nov | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Derby County | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Derby County | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Derby County | 1 - 4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Tractor Boys's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Rams have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 44 matches. Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 50 from their 44 matches played.
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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Derby County on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Ipswich Town. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 13 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |