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Sunderland face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2004, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 21 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Sunderland | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Ipswich Town | 5 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 10 conceded.
Sunderland's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Black Cats, and 7 goals against.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 79 points from 42 games. Sunderland are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 42 games giving them a return of 84 points.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Ipswich Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 3 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sunderland | 4 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |