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Preston N.E. prepare to entertain Derby County at Deepdale on Monday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 33 wins out of 48 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was less than a year ago, in May 2005, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Thu 19 May | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | D1P |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Preston N.E. | 2-0 | Derby County | D1P |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Derby County | 5 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Preston N.E. | 4 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the North End, with 4 goals against.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rams have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E.'s total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Derby County is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the North End in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | No sequences of note |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |