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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Plymouth Argyle at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Eagles are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 4 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in August 2005, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 22 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 01 Oct | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 23 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 03 Nov | Crystal Palace | 5 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Eagles have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 18 points from their 13 games played so far, Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 21 from their 13 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Selhurst Park for the Eagles and the Madmen are unable to see past Plymouth Arg. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |