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Preston N.E. prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 36 games played, North End have recorded 17 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 19 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2-2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 01 Jan | Preston N.E. | 5 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 6 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 42 games. Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 46 from their 41 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the North End being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |