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Luton Town travel to take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 12 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was back in September 1998, over five years ago, the Tractor Boys carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Tue 22 Sep | Luton Town | 4 - 2 | Ipswich Town | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 15 Sep | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 22 Oct | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 17 Nov | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 28 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Luton Town | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 01 Oct | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Tractor Boys have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Hatters have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 26 matches. Luton Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 38 from their 26 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Luton Town on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Ipswich Town. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Luton Town | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |