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Crystal Palace face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Eagles have recorded 6 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Potters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 13 Mar | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Crystal Palace | 6 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 25 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 7 conceded.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Stoke City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 69 points from the 41 games they have played so far. Crystal Palace's 59 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |