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Leicester City face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2005, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 | Sat 13 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 18 Aug | Ipswich Town | 6 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
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. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Foxes have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town's 47 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Leicester City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 37 from their 35 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tractor Boys, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Leicester City | 11 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |