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Cardiff City pack their bags to visit Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 17 of the 24 contests.
The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was within the last three years, in October 2003, the Eagles carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 06 May | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sun 09 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Eagles, with 4 goals against.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bluebirds have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace's total of 49 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 45 from their 31 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Eagles, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |