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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 53.70% 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 February 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-3 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Feb | Derby County | 5-3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Rams, with 6 goals against.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The North End's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 14 goals for and 13 against.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so far, Preston N.E. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Rams. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Preston N.E. | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |