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Crystal Palace play host to Middlesbrough at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Eagles are clearly on top, having won 9 and lost only 4 of the 17 games.
The last time the two teams met at Crystal Palace was back in October 1995, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 08 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 25 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2-2 | Middlesbrough | LC |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 01 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 23 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 12 Apr | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 28 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Eagles score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Boro have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 26 points from their 30 games thus far. Middlesbrough's 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Eagles's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Middlesbrough. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |