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Crystal Palace face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 5 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in October 2004, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. While Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Eagles have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Birmingham C.'s total of 7 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace face a tough task at Birmingham, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from St. Andrew's with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |