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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Stoke City at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Eagles are clearly on top, winning 60 per cent of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just two seasons ago, in February 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 6-3 thriller, in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Crystal Palace | 6-3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 25 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning three, drawing two, and losing just one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with seven conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Potters's have scored seven goals in these games, but conceded an alarming nine.
Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up four points from their four matches. Stoke City's seven points from four games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in ninth position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Eagles, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last defeat. |