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Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 4 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the North End, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Preston N.E., Plymouth Arg. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Pilgrims have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Preston N.E.'s total of 60 points from their 38 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 47 points from their 39 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |