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Southampton prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at St. Marys on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 7 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in August 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 08 Dec | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 41 points from their 42 games thus far. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 53 points from their 42 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Southampton's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |