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Norwich City prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Canaries are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 9 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at was just last season, in August 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Norwich City | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 3 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Canaries, with 8 goals against.
In complete contrast to Norwich City, Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Norwich City's total of 11 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Norwich City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Canaries. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | Won 3 successive home games. 20 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |