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Crystal Palace face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium 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 with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Swansea City | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 05 May | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Dec | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Mon 14 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 08 Jan | Crystal Palace | 3 - 3 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 05 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Swans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Eagles's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Swansea City's total of 36 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace's 33 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Eagles, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Crystal Palace | No sequences of note |