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Crystal Palace face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 23 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 06 May | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sun 09 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 17 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Cardiff City, Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Eagles, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 18 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |