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Crystal Palace are ready to welcome Birmingham City to Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Eagles are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 4 of the 20 games.
The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was within the last three years, in April 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 16 Oct | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 27 matches. Birmingham C. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 32 points from their 27 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Crystal Palace only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |