Cardiff will again be without Peter Whittingham (groin), Mark Kennedy (calf) and Stephen McPhail (ribs).
Mark Hudson is recovering from an ankle problem and is still unavailable, as is Joe Ledley (hip).
MATCH PREVIEW
Cardiff City's 2-1 win on the Welsh club's last visit to Portman Road, in December 2008, was their first victory there since 1946.
Ipswich will not want any repeat of that in the first of four home games in the next five fixtures for Roy Keane's side, who will be looking to use home advantage to pull away from the relegation zone in the coming weeks.
They also want to start converting draws into wins, having drawn 14 of their 34 Championship matches this season. Another stalemate would equal the club record of 18 in a single campaign, set 19 years ago.
Cardiff embark on the first of three consecutive away matches and are still in the top six following Saturday's 1-0 victory against fellow promotion chasers Middlesbrough. It was their first win in five games, and their 100th under manager Dave Jones.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Ipswich have won the last two matches between these clubs.
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• But they have not beaten the Bluebirds at Portman Road since May 2007, and have not done the double over them since the 2004/05 Championship season.
Ipswich
• Ipswich are unbeaten in 11 home matches.
• Town have squandered an unequalled 22 Championship points from winning positions this season.
• They have had the most shots on target in this Championship campaign (278), but they have converted a mere 13.31% of those, which is the weakest return in the division.
Cardiff
• Cardiff have scored more first-half goals this season than any other team in the Championship, with 33 of their 57 goals coming before the interval.
• They have scored seven penalties - more than any other side in the division.
• Striker Jay Bothroyd is one goal short of 50 in his league career.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Cardiff 1-2 Ipswich (29 November 2009)
Cardiff scorer: Whittingham 35.
Ipswich scorers: Walters 73, Stead 85.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport