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Sheff. Wed. are ready to welcome Crystal Palace to Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 3 of the 21 games.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was more than three years back, in September 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 25 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Owls have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Crystal Palace however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 32 matches. Crystal Palace's total of 52 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Hillsborough for the The Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Crystal Palace claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |