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Derby County face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Monday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 33 out of 49 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the North End, with 2 goals against.
The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Preston N.E. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 47 points from the 26 games they have played so far. Derby County are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 47 points from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Rams, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Derby County | No sequences of note |