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Preston N.E. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Friday 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 less than a year ago, in January 2003, the Potters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Preston N.E. | 4 - 3 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 14 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Preston N.E. | 3 - 4 | Stoke City | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the North End have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches. Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 38 from their 24 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the North End out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Preston N.E. | 5 games since last defeat. |