FM Preview: Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 Sep 2012

Last updated : 18 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers travel to take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was just over four years ago, in August 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Tue 10 Mar Wolves 0 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship
2008/2009 Sat 23 Aug Ipswich Town 0-2 Wolves Championship
2007/2008 Sat 19 Apr Wolves 1 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2007/2008 Sat 27 Oct Ipswich Town 3 - 0 Wolves Championship
2006/2007 Tue 20 Feb Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Wolves Championship
2006/2007 Tue 08 Aug Wolves 1 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship
2005/2006 Sat 18 Feb Wolves 1 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Ipswich Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Tractor Boys's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Wolverhampton Wanderers's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Wolves's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Ipswich Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 5 points from their 5 games thus far.

Wolverhampton Wanderers's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ipswich Town 6 1 2 3 5 13 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 1 2 10 8 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Wolverhampton Wanderers have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Ipswich Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ipswich Town Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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