FootyMAD Cardiff City match preview

Last Updated : 03-Oct-2003 by
History of the Crystal Palace v Cardiff City fixture

Crystal Pal are ready to welcome Cardiff City to Selhurst Park on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 15 of the 22 contests.

The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was more than three years back, in August 2000, the Eagles carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 28 JulCardiff4 - 0Crystal PalFR
2000/2001Tue 05 SepCardiff0 - 0Crystal PalLC
2000/2001Wed 23 AugCrystal Pal2-1CardiffLC
1984/1985Mon 06 MayCardiff0 - 3Crystal PalDIV2
1984/1985Sun 09 DecCrystal Pal1 - 1CardiffDIV2
1983/1984Tue 17 AprCardiff0 - 2Crystal PalDIV2
1983/1984Tue 08 NovCrystal Pal1 - 0CardiffDIV2

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace 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.

Cardiff have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bluebirds's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Crystal Pal are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 10 matches. Cardiff's 15 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crystal Pal6123795
Cardiff621314107

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Eagles. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crystal Pal No sequences of note
Cardiff Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.