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Coventry City prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 43 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 21 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Coventry Arena was just last season, in May 2004, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Coventry City | 2-1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 06 Nov | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sky Blues, with 7 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Eagles's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 12 matches. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 17 from their 11 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues go into their game against Crystal Palace in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Crystal Palace | 4 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |