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Crystal Palace play host to Luton Town at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Eagles are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 3 of the 26 games.
The last time the two teams met at Crystal Palace was back in March 1996, over five years ago, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Apr | Luton Town | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 02 Nov | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 07 Mar | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 25 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Luton Town | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Sun 16 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
During the final six home matches of last season's Premiership campaign, Crystal Palace collected 2 wins and 3 draws. The goals for column just outweighed the goals against over that period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Luton Town going into the end of last season was fairly impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from their last six during their promotion campaign from League One. The games constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Hatters, and 6 goals against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace will be hugely fired up for the start of a season they enter as favourites for the title. Luton will also be in fine spirits following last season's promotion, but FootyMad sees the Eagles just nicking the points. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Luton Town | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |