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Crystal Palace face a trip to Coventry City at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, Eagles have recorded 10 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was the final league fixture of the 2003/4 season, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 06 Nov | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sky Blues, with 7 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Eagles's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 12 matches. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 17 from their 11 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Eagles picked up an excellent away win at QPR in their last match, and the Madmen can see their upturn in fortunes on the road continuing as they battle to victory in a closely fought contest at Coventry City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Crystal Palace | 4 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |