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Crystal Palace face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Eagles have won 4 of the 19 games compared to the host's 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Stoke | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Stoke | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Stoke | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Mar | Stoke | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 20 from their 18 matches played. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |