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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Southampton at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Eagles have recorded 15 wins, and Southampton have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in September 2006, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0-2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 25 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 5 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Saints's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Crystal Palace's total of 44 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 37 points from their 29 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 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace may be coming up against a decent side in Southampton, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Eagles. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Southampton | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |