Watford face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 3 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Watford | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Ipswich Town | 4 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Watford | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Watford | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Mar | Ipswich Town | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Watford | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 33 games giving them a return of 66 points. Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Ipswich Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Watford | Not won in previous 11 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |