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Preston N.E. face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Preston N.E. | 4 - 2 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 13 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 08 Sep | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | DIV3 |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 06 May | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | DIV2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 06 Dec | Preston N.E. | 0 - 3 | Derby County | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Derby County, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the North End have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 46 points from their 42 games thus far. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 57 points from their 42 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rams, as the North End have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |