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Nottm. Forest pack their bags to visit Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Forest will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 9 of the 43 games.
The previous match played between the two at Deepdale was more than three years back, in October 2004, as the North End edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 23 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 6 conceded.
Nottm. Forest have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Forest's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 11 points from 5 games. Nottm. Forest are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the North End. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Nottm. Forest | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |