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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 18 games played, Eagles have recorded 3 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 March 2008, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the North End in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
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 12 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 7 conceded.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Preston N.E.'s total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Preston N.E. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |