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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 18 of the 25 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in February 2006, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Crystal Palace's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Cardiff City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 10 games giving them a return of 23 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |