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Derby County prepare to entertain Preston North End at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, winning 56.00% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in December 2005, 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Derby County | 1-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 08 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Thu 19 May | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | D1PO |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Derby County | D1PO |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Derby County | 5 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Preston N.E.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 12 points from 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Pride Park for the Rams and the Madmen are unable to see past Preston N.E. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |