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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, The Owls have recorded 4 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Owls's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Crystal Palace's 55 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Wed.'s 53 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Eagles, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | 7 games since last defeat. |