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Crystal Palace face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Eagles have recorded 9 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Blades have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 19 from their 17 matches played. Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 17 points from their 17 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Crystal Palace on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sheff. Utd.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |