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Crystal Palace pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. Andrew's was within the last three years, in August 2006, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Blues have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 24 points from the 11 games they have played so far. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 15 points from their 11 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |