Norwich have won five of their last seven home Championship games
Ipswich second in the table and have two games in hand on nearest rivals
Recommended bet: Norwich to win
The East Anglian derby is always a spicy affair, but Saturday's renewal looks unmissable given the state of the Championship table.
Ipswich Town head for Norfolk locked in a thrilling fight for the second automatic promotion place, while Norwich City, basket cases when Philippe Clement took over in November, find themselves almost in play-off contention after a stunning burst up the table.
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Team news
Norwich defender Ruairi McConville is out with a knee injury sustained on international duty with Northern Ireland, but forward Mo Toure could be in line for a first start in six weeks after recovering from a groin injury.
Tractor Boys midfielder Azor Matusiwa, winger Wes Burns and striker Ivan Azon are all doubts for the derby.
The stats
Since January 11th, in-form Norwich have won 13 of their 18 league and cup fixtures, while Ipswich are unbeaten in eight with five wins and three draws.
The Canaries have won one seven and lost just one of their last nine home matches.
The Tractor Boys have scored 10 goals in their last four away games, but have won the fewest away games (7) of any side in the top nine.
Norwich are unbeaten in their last 10 home fixtures against Town, a sequence dating back to 2005/06.
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Prediction
Farmers' markets around East Anglia will fall silent on Saturday lunchtime as East Anglia braces itself for derby day.
Norwich-Ipswich showdowns always have plenty riding on them, but this weekend's fixture is edgier than normal.
City, against all the odds given their woeful start to the season, have somehow got into play-off consideration, a point rammed home by Monday's superb 2-1 win at Millwall.
And Ipswich, themselves 2-1 winners over Birmingham on Easter Monday, are locked in a three-way fight, possibly four given how strong Southampton are, for the second automatic promotion spot.
Both teams are in great form and the stakes could not be higher.
And it is LiveScore Bet's 37/20 about the hosts, Norwich, which jumps off the ledger.
You look at the league table and see the Canaries have lost 10 times at home this season – only relegated Sheffield Wednesday have lost more times in front of their own fans – and question your sanity putting them up as the selection.
But, of course, those horror days at Carrow Road were mostly pre-Philippe Clement, who has turned the club's fortunes on its head.
Since the end of November, when Clement arrived, City have won 10 of 14 home games, including against the likes of Southampton and Coventry.
Ipswich are doing nothing wrong – they are unbeaten in eight – but they have recently started to dislike this short trip north, having not won at Carrow Road in two decades.
