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Cardiff City face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 2 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 3 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 24 Feb | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 07 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 17 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Bluebirds's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 4 points from their 3 games so far. Cardiff City's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Cardiff City on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Bluebirds. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. |