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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 18 and win only 4 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 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 | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 02 May | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Brighton & HA is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Seagulls have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 53 points from their 42 games played so far, Brighton & HA find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 42 games have yielded only 35 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tractor Boys, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | No sequences of note |
