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Plymouth Arg. prepare to entertain Preston North End at Home Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 26 games played, Pilgrims have recorded 13 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Home Park was just last season, in January 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 0-2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 3 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Fri 30 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pilgrims in those games, with 3 conceded.
The North End have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the North End, and 5 goals against.
Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 46 points from their 36 games played so far, Preston N.E.'s total of 55 points from their 34 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 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Plymouth Arg. are starting to turn Home Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |