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Crystal Palace pack their bags to visit Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 3 of the 21 games.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was more than three years back, in September 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 25 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Owls have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Crystal Palace however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 32 matches. Crystal Palace's total of 52 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Sheff. Wed., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |