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Preston N.E. pack their bags to visit Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. North End have won 10 of the 35 games compared to the host's 17 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Ninian Park was more than three years back, in January 2000, where Preston N.E. annihilated the North End 0 - 4 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 01 Jan | Preston N.E. | 5 - 0 | Cardiff City | LD3 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 24 Feb | Preston N.E. | 4 - 0 | Cardiff City | DIV3 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 25 Nov | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | DIV3 |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 05 May | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Bluebirds, with 4 goals against.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 34 points from their 21 games so far. Preston N.E.'s 31 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cardiff City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |