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Bradford City prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 11 previous games, with the Bantams winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2003, the Bantams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Bradford City | 2-1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 28 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 19 Jan | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Bantams have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 23 points from their 28 games thus far. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Bantams at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Eagles come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Crystal Palace | 8 games since last away draw. |