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Brighton & HA face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 4 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Ipswich Town | 2 - 2 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Dec | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 24 Sep | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LC |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 02 May | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 12 Oct | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 11 May | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 03 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 3 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Tractor Boys, with 5 goals against.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Seagulls have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 39 points from the 20 games they have played so far. Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 20 matches.
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 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Seagulls are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for Ipswich Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Brighton & HA | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
