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Stoke City face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 13 Mar | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Crystal Palace | 6 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 25 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | 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 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 16 matches. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Stoke City have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |