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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Eagles.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in December 2008, the Eagles carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 27 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 06 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 09 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 31 Dec | Crystal Palace | 5 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Eagles have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Crystal Palace, Doncaster Rvs. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Crystal Palace fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Eagles. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |