FootyMAD's Southampton match preview

History of the Southampton v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Palace face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys 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 20 and win only 5 of the 32 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Tue 26 Dec	Southampton	1 - 1	Crystal Palace	CHMP
2006/2007	Tue 12 Sep	Crystal Palace	0 - 2	Southampton	CHMP
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

Recent respective form guides

Southampton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Eagles's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Southampton	6	4	0	2	11	7	12
Crystal Palace	6	3	1	2	10	6	10

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 Southampton. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Southampton	6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Crystal Palace	6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.