Ipswich Town and Bolton Wanderers meet this weekend at Portman Road with both in need of the three points on offer.

For the Tractor Boys, the need is perhaps greater.

Whilst there was always going to be a period of transition under Paul Hurst, there's only so long you can afford to wait before the points need to start building up.

Meanwhile, after a strong start to the season, things have stalled for the Trotters and they'll want to start arresting the slide before their good work begins to count for little.

Let's take a closer look at the match-up...

We should see contrasting styles on the pitch this weekend between the pair.

Under Paul Hurst, the Tractor Boys are playing some nice enough stuff and, despite being bottom of the league, their average possession is perhaps a little higher than you'd expect.

Indeed, it certainly trumps the Trotters who will be looking to hit Josh Magennis as much as possible and as quickly as possible on the turnover of possession.

Certainly, it is a ploy that has served them well so far this year, with him hitting four goals and it'll be up to Town's back three to combat his abrasive style.

From the previous six, the spoils are shared with three wins apiece and it's not a stretch of the imagination that the pair could prove inseparable here.

Three points, though, is what is needed for both and Paul Hurst, in particular, will have pinpointed this as the game where his team begins to win - especially after a good point against Brentford last time out.