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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 lose 18 and win only 8 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2007, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Ipswich Town's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Derby County's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Ipswich Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Derby County | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |