FootyMAD's Plymouth Argyle match preview

Last updated : 16 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Plymouth Argyle v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Palace face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, the Pilgrims carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 20 SepCrystal Palace1 - 2Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 22 DecCrystal Palace2 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2007/2008Tue 02 OctPlymouth Arg.1 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2006/2007Sat 17 MarPlymouth Arg.1 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2006/2007Sat 28 OctCrystal Palace0 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2005/2006Sat 17 DecPlymouth Arg.2 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2005/2006Sat 20 AugCrystal Palace1 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Plymouth Argyle's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Pilgrims have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Eagles's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Plymouth Arg. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 32 matches. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 40 points from their 29 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Plymouth Arg.60241102
Crystal Palace61146114

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Eagles out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Plymouth Arg.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Plymouth Arg. Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Crystal Palace Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.