Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Sheffield Wednesday at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 22 games played, Eagles have recorded 10 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in September 2005, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Owls's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Crystal Palace's 55 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Wed.'s 53 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
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 Sheff. Wed.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Crystal Palace | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Sheff. Wed. | 7 games since last defeat. |