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Preston N.E. prepare to entertain Reading at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 15 of the 22 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was less than a year ago, in December 2004, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Preston N.E. | 3-0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Reading | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Reading | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Preston N.E. | 3 - 3 | Reading | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Reading | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 15 Apr | Reading | 5 - 1 | Preston N.E. | 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 11 goals for the North End, with 3 goals against.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Preston N.E.'s total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 3 from their 2 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 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Reading 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. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Reading | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |