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Preston N.E. prepare to entertain Queens Park Rangers at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 11 games played, North End have recorded 5 wins, and Q.P.R. have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was less than a year ago, in October 2004, the North End carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Q.P.R. | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Preston N.E. | 2-1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Preston N.E. | 5 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 10 Jan | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 22 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 23 Feb | Preston N.E. | 0 - 3 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. North End have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Q.P.R.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rangers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 14 points from their 12 games played so far, Q.P.R.'s 16 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Deepdale for the North End and the Madmen are unable to see past Q.P.R. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Q.P.R. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |