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Coventry City face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 13 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace's 27 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Coventry City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 19 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Crystal Palace. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Coventry City | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |