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Southampton face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Saints have recorded 8 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 25 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 27 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 03 May | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 26 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 9 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Crystal Palace's total of 72 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Southampton's 55 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Southampton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Selhurst Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |