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Crystal Palace face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Eagles have recorded 13 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Coventry City | 2 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
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 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 20 points from their 15 games played so far, Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Ricoh Arena with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |