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Derby County face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 8 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2008, with Ipswich Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 02 Nov | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Tractor Boys have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rams have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Ipswich Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 8 points. Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 14 from their 14 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Rams out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Ipswich Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 16 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |