FootyMAD's Crystal Palace match preview

Last updated : 27 October 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crystal Palace v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 4 of the 20 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 17 DecPlymouth Arg.2 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2005/2006Sat 20 AugCrystal Palace1 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2002/2003Tue 10 SepCrystal Palace2 - 1Plymouth Arg.LGEC
1988/1989Sat 22 AprPlymouth Arg.0 - 2Crystal PalaceCHMP
1988/1989Sat 01 OctCrystal Palace4 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
1987/1988Sat 23 AprPlymouth Arg.1 - 3Crystal PalaceCHMP
1987/1988Tue 03 NovCrystal Palace5 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Eagles have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 18 points from their 13 games played so far, Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 21 from their 13 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crystal Palace6222568
Plymouth Arg.63219511

FootyMad's prediction ...

Pilgrims's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Crystal Palace, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Crystal Palace Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Plymouth Arg. Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.