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Crystal Palace face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Monday 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 7 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 08 Dec | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 41 points from their 42 games thus far. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 53 points from their 42 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Eagles out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Southampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |