Preston N.E. face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, North End have recorded 13 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Forest in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 01 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 14 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The North End have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the North End have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 26 points from their 31 games thus far. Preston N.E.'s total of 53 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Preston N.E. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Nottm. Forest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 5 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |