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Crystal Palace face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Wednesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 20 out of 30 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 27 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 03 May | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 26 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 16 Jan | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Saints score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Eagles, and 3 goals against.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 24 points from their 16 games so far. Crystal Palace's total of 24 points from their 15 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 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Crystal Palace only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at St. Marys will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |