FootyMAD Norwich City match preview

Last updated : 26 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Norwich City v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Pal face a trip to Norwich City at on Saturday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 29 out of 44 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, with Norwich running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 14 DecCrystal Pal2 - 0NorwichLD1
2002/2003Sat 16 NovNorwich2 - 0Crystal PalLD1
2001/2002Sat 30 MarNorwich2 - 1Crystal PalLD1
2001/2002Sun 28 OctCrystal Pal3 - 2NorwichLD1
2000/2001Sat 17 FebCrystal Pal1 - 1NorwichLD1
2000/2001Sat 16 SepNorwich0 - 0Crystal PalLD1
1999/2000Sat 11 MarNorwich0 - 1Crystal PalLD1

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 5 conceded.

Crystal Pal have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Norwich lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 14 points from their 8 games so far. Crystal Pal see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich63128710
Crystal Pal6123895

FootyMad's prediction ...

Crystal Pal have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Norwich may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Norwich Won 4 successive home games.
12 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Crystal Pal Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.