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Swansea City travel to take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Swans have recorded 1 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 2 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Crystal Palace was amazingly over twenty years ago, in May 1984, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1983/1984 | Sat 05 May | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Dec | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Mon 14 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 08 Jan | Crystal Palace | 3 - 3 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 05 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 19 Dec | Crystal Palace | 3 - 3 | Swansea Tn. | CHMP |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 29 Aug | Swansea Tn. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Eagles have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
The Swans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 2 points from their 4 games thus far. Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | 5 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |