FM Preview: Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough 12 Apr 2011

Last updated : 11 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough fixture

Middlesbrough face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 19 out of 28 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb Ipswich Town 1-1 Middlesbrough Championship
2009/2010 Sat 12 Sep Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2002/2003 Wed 06 Nov Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Middlesbrough League Cup
2001/2002 Wed 24 Apr Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Middlesbrough Premiership
2001/2002 Sun 25 Nov Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Ipswich Town Premiership
2000/2001 Mon 16 Apr Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Ipswich Town Premiership

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Tractor Boys have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The Boro have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 55 points from their 40 games played so far,

Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 39 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ipswich Town 6 3 1 2 7 8 10
Middlesbrough 6 3 2 1 11 11 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Middlesbrough on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Ipswich Town. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ipswich Town 6 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Middlesbrough 6 games since last defeat.

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