FootyMAD West Bromwich Albion match preview

Last updated : 19 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion fixture

Crystal Pal prepare to entertain West Bromwich Albion at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was two seasons ago, in October 2001, with West Brom inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Eagles in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sun 21 AprWest Brom2 - 0Crystal PalLD1
2001/2002Wed 31 OctCrystal Pal0-1West BromLD1
2000/2001Sat 03 FebCrystal Pal2 - 2West BromLD1
2000/2001Sun 03 SepWest Brom1 - 0Crystal PalLD1
1999/2000Tue 26 OctCrystal Pal0 - 2West BromLD1
1999/2000Sat 25 SepWest Brom0 - 0Crystal PalLD1
1998/1999Mon 28 DecCrystal Pal1 - 1West BromLD1

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Baggies have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crystal Pal's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. West Brom are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 15 points from 7 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crystal Pal632110711
West Brom650112515

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Crystal Pal only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crystal Pal 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
West Brom 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 5 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.