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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 16 games played, Eagles have recorded 2 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Preston N.E. | 4 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, North End have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Preston N.E., Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Eagles have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 36 points from the 18 games they have played so far. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 18 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Preston N.E.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |