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Crystal Palace face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Eagles have recorded 8 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, the Robins carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Crystal Palace | 4 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 13 May | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | D1PO |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 May | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | D1PO |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 18 Feb | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Robins have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Bristol City, Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 22 matches played. Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 21 points from their 22 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |