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Crystal Palace face a trip to Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Eagles have won 5 of the 29 games compared to the host's 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 3 - 4 defeat upon the Saddlers in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Walsall | 3 - 4 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 02 Jan | Crystal Palace | 4 - 0 | Walsall | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of 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, 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.
Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 23 points from their 18 games played so far, Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saddlers, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Crystal Palace | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |