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Crystal Palace face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Eagles have recorded 14 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Apr | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Coventry City | 2 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Sky Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 16 matches. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 22 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Eagles has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Coventry City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |