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History of the Preston North End v Derby County fixture

Preston NE prepare to entertain Derby County at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 28 wins out of 42 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was less than a year ago, in March 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Sat 08 Mar	Preston NE	4-2	Derby	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 21 Sep	Derby	0 - 2	Preston NE	LD1
1984/1985	Wed 13 Mar	Derby	2 - 0	Preston NE	DIV3
1984/1985	Sat 08 Sep	Preston NE	2 - 1	Derby	DIV3
1980/1981	Wed 06 May	Derby	1 - 2	Preston NE	DIV2
1980/1981	Sat 06 Dec	Preston NE	0 - 3	Derby	DIV2
1968/1969	Sat 14 Dec	Preston NE	0 - 0	Derby	DIV2

Recent respective form guides

Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 6 conceded.

Derby have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rams's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Preston NE see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 20 points from their 15 games played so far, Derby are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 16 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Preston NE	6	3	1	2	7	6	10
Derby	6	0	2	4	5	12	2

FootyMad's prediction ...

Preston NE may be coming up against a decent side in Derby, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the North End. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Preston NE	Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Derby	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 6 most recent games.