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Nottm. Forest face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Forest will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 9 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 3 conceded.
In complete contrast to Preston N.E., Nottm. Forest are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Forest have hit 4 goals, 8 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 18 points from their 14 games played so far, Nottm. Forest are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Forest have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Nottm. Forest | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |