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Derby County prepare to entertain Preston North End at Pride Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, winning 52.83% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in November 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw 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 | Tue 08 Dec | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. North End have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 30 matches. Preston N.E.'s 39 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Rams. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Preston N.E. | 7 games since last away draw. |