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Preston NE prepare to entertain Stoke City at Deepdale on Saturday morning, looking to continue an impressive record. The North End are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 8 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was just last season, in August 2002, as the North End squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stoke | 2 - 1 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Preston NE | 4-3 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 14 Jan | Stoke | 2 - 1 | Preston NE | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Preston NE | 2 - 1 | Stoke | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Stoke | 0 - 1 | Preston NE | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Preston NE | 3 - 4 | Stoke | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 24 Apr | Stoke | 1 - 0 | Preston NE | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Potters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Preston NE are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 1 points from their 4 games thus far. Stoke are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 8 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston NE | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Stoke | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the North End of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Stoke, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston NE | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Stoke | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |