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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 53.85% 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 January 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County 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 Rams, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Derby County, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the North End have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 24 points from their 18 games played so far, Preston N.E.'s 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Preston N.E. | 4 games since last defeat. |