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Southampton face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, Saints have recorded 9 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 February 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 5 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 30 points from their 21 games so far. Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 22 from their 21 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Southampton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |