History of the Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers fixture
Bolton Wanderers travel to take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Trotters have recorded 7 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Ipswich Town was back in January 2005, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Sat 01 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | Championship |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1-3 | Bolton Wdrs. | F.A. Cup |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 4 - 1 | Ipswich Town | Premiership |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 18 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | Premiership |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 17 May | Ipswich Town | 5 - 3 | Bolton Wdrs. | Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 14 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | League Division One |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Bolton Wanderers have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Trotters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Ipswich Town are currently lying in 19th place in npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 43 from their 37 matches played.
Bolton Wanderers lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 54 from their 37 games so far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bolton Wanderers are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wanderers | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here