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Middlesbrough play host to Ipswich Town at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 25 games played, Boro have recorded 10 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was back in November 2001, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 06 Nov | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 25 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 02 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Tractor Boys's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 10 points from 5 games. Ipswich Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 2 points from their 5 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Middlesbrough are not exactly setting the world alight at Riverside Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |