FM Preview: Crystal Palace v Coventry City 16 Aug 2011

Last updated : 15 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crystal Palace v Coventry City fixture

Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Coventry City at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 50 games played, Eagles have recorded 17 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 14 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in November 2010, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Coventry City 2 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 08 Jan Coventry City 2 - 1 Crystal Palace F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Crystal Palace 2-0 Coventry City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Coventry City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 21 Nov Coventry City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2008/2009 Tue 07 Apr Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Coventry City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 08 Nov Coventry City 0 - 2 Crystal Palace Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Crystal Palace's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Coventry City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crystal Palace 6 2 2 2 5 6 8
Coventry City 6 0 2 4 4 9 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Eagles to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crystal Palace 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Coventry City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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