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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Derby County at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 27 games played, Eagles have recorded 10 wins, and Derby County have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in December 2005, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 6 conceded.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rams's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 59 points from their 44 games played so far, Derby County are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 81 points from 44 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
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 | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |
