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Crystal Palace face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Eagles have recorded 8 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2008, the Robins carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Crystal Palace | 4 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 13 May | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | D1PO |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 May | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | D1PO |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 18 Feb | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's total of 1 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |