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Crystal Palace play host to Scunthorpe United at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Eagles won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Crystal Palace and Scunthorpe U. at was more than a decade ago, in January 1998, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 09 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Iron have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace's total of 62 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 39 points from their 42 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The current home form displayed by Crystal Palace is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Scunthorpe U., I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the Eagles. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |