FootyMAD's Ipswich Town match preview

History of the Walsall v Ipswich Town fixture

Walsall prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at Bescot Stadium on Tuesday evening, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having fallen to defeat against their opponents 10 times out of 15.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bescot Stadium was just last season, in August 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Tue 16 Sep	Ipswich Town	2 - 1	Walsall	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 28 Dec	Ipswich Town	3 - 2	Walsall	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 10 Aug	Walsall	0-2	Ipswich Town	LD1
1999/2000	Sun 07 May	Ipswich Town	2 - 0	Walsall	LD1
1999/2000	Sat 23 Oct	Walsall	0 - 1	Ipswich Town	LD1
1995/1996	Tue 13 Feb	Ipswich Town	1 - 0	Walsall	FAC
1988/1989	Sat 14 Jan	Walsall	2 - 4	Ipswich Town	DIV2

Recent respective form guides

Walsall's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Saddlers have scored 5, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Ipswich Town's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Walsall find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 36 matches. Ipswich Town's 53 points from 36 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
Walsall	6	1	2	3	5	8	5
Ipswich Town	6	2	0	4	9	13	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Bescot Stadium for the Saddlers and the Madmen are unable to see past Ipswich Town claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
Walsall	4 games since last home draw.
Ipswich Town	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.