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Middlesbrough 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 18 games played, Boro have recorded 5 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 9 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Crystal Palace was just over four years ago, in April 2005, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Eagles in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 08 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 25 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 01 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 23 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Eagles's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far, Middlesbrough lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 24 from their 15 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Boro has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 4 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |