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Southampton face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Saints have recorded 8 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the Eagles carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Crystal Palace's total of 10 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Crystal Palace may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |