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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 10 occassions, and draw 6, from the 17 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was more than a decade ago, in January 1993, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1992/1993 | Tue 12 Jan | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 29 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 07 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 22 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 06 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 31 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Oct | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 3 goals against.
Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 9 games. Plymouth Arg.'s 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Tractor Boys. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |