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Crystal Palace face a trip to 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 14 and win only 3 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2006, as the The Owls edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 43 points from their 37 games thus far. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 57 from their 39 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Eagles has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |