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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Watford at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 50 games played, Eagles have recorded 25 wins, and Watford have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in August 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Watford | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Watford | 4 - 3 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Watford | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Watford | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 29 Oct | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 May | Watford | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | D1PO |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 23 points from their 17 games played so far, Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 27 from their 17 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles go into their game against Watford in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Watford | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |