FootyMAD's Crystal Palace match preview

Last updated : 19 September 2008 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 12 and win only 5 of the 22 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, the Eagles carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 22 DecCrystal Palace2 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2007/2008Tue 02 OctPlymouth Arg.1 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2006/2007Sat 17 MarPlymouth Arg.1 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2006/2007Sat 28 OctCrystal Palace0 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2005/2006Sat 17 DecPlymouth Arg.2 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2005/2006Sat 20 AugCrystal Palace1 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2002/2003Tue 10 SepCrystal Palace2 - 1Plymouth Arg.LGEC

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Eagles have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Pilgrims have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Crystal Palace are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 5 from their 6 matches played. Plymouth Arg. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 6 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crystal Palace61145124
Plymouth Arg.6114384

FootyMad's prediction ...

Plymouth Arg. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Selhurst Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crystal Palace Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Plymouth Arg. No sequences of note