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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 23 games played, Eagles have recorded 10 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Eagles in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1-2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Eagles have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Wed.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 21 matches. Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Crystal Palace at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Eagles will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |