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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 56.52% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in September 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Preston N.E. | 4 - 2 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Derby County | 0-2 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 13 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 08 Sep | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | DIV3 |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 06 May | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | DIV2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 06 Dec | Preston N.E. | 0 - 3 | Derby County | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Derby County, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the North End have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 46 points from their 42 games thus far. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 57 points from their 42 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rams. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |