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Preston N.E. travel to take on West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 11 of the 14 contests.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1981, with West Ham Utd. annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | LD1 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 31 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 5 - 0 | Preston N.E. | DIV2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 17 Mar | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 04 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The North End's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 41 points from their 26 games so far. Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 40 from their 26 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Preston N.E. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Boleyn Ground with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |