FootyMAD's Crystal Palace match preview

Last updated : 23 September 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crystal Palace v Preston North End fixture

Preston N.E. face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 10 out of 15 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2003, 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:
2003/2004Sat 06 DecPreston N.E.4 - 1Crystal PalaceCHMP
2003/2004Sat 08 NovCrystal Palace1 - 1Preston N.E.CHMP
2002/2003Sat 28 DecCrystal Palace2 - 0Preston N.E.CHMP
2002/2003Sat 10 AugPreston N.E.1 - 2Crystal PalaceCHMP
2001/2002Sat 13 AprCrystal Palace2 - 0Preston N.E.CHMP
2001/2002Sat 24 NovPreston N.E.2 - 1Crystal PalaceCHMP
2000/2001Sat 03 MarCrystal Palace0 - 2Preston N.E.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Eagles have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.

The North End have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the North End, and 7 goals against.

Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far, Preston N.E.'s 12 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crystal Palace640210412
Preston N.E.6231849

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form North End, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crystal Palace Won 5 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Preston N.E. 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.