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Crystal Palace face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 6 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 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 | Tue 21 Oct | Crystal Palace | 3 - 4 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 03 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 25 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 07 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 09 Mar | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Oct | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 8 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 42 points from 25 games. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Crystal Palace not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Ipswich Town will ease to victory over the Eagles. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 11 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |