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Crystal Palace are ready to welcome Ipswich Town to Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, Eagles have recorded 12 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was within the last three years, in October 2003, with Ipswich Town inflicting a narrow 3-4 defeat upon the Eagles in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Crystal Palace | 3-4 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 03 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 25 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 07 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | 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 7 conceded.
The Tractor Boys 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 Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Crystal Palace's total of 63 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Ipswich Town's 51 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Eagles. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Ipswich Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |