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Preston N.E. face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The North End will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 11 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Burnley running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Preston N.E. | 5 - 3 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 17 Mar | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 09 Dec | Preston N.E. | 2 - 3 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 06 Apr | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Burnley | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 6 conceded.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the North End have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 34 matches. Preston N.E.'s 49 points from 33 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 |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Preston N.E. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Turf Moor will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |