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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 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 August 2006, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Crystal Palace | 3 - 4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
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 17 goals, and conceded 6.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Ipswich Town's total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 4 points from 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Ipswich Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 5 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |