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Crystal Palace face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 9 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 26 Aug | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 1 from their 2 matches played. Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tractor Boys, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. |