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Stoke City face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 6 - 3 thriller, in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Crystal Palace | 6 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 25 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 7 conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Potters's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Stoke City's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Stoke City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Selhurst Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last defeat. |