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Derby County face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Friday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 9 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the North End in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 26 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Derby County | 1 - 4 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Preston N.E., Derby County are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Rams have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 37 points from their 24 games so far. Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Won 4 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |