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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Eagles are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 5 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was two seasons ago, in February 2007, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Eagles in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 8 conceded.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Crystal Palace's 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Birmingham C. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 56 points from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles go into their game against Birmingham C. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |