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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Southampton at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 31 games played, Eagles have recorded 15 wins, and Southampton have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the Eagles carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 25 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Crystal Palace's total of 10 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
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 Southampton. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |