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Crystal Palace face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Eagles have recorded 3 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 05 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 27 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While North End have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Eagles have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Preston N.E. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 10 points from their 12 games thus far. Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 11 points from their 12 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Crystal Palace on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Preston N.E.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |