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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 57.14% 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 May 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Rams's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The North End's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 25 points from their 22 games played so far, Preston N.E.'s total of 32 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Rams of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Preston N.E., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Preston N.E. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |