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Crystal Palace face a trip to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, Eagles have recorded 15 wins, and Q.P.R. have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Q.P.R. | 4 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Rangers, with 7 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Q.P.R.'s 23 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 18 points from their 14 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Eagles, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |