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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 15 and win only 4 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pilgrims have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 26 points from their 20 games played so far, Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 19 games thus 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Pilgrims out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |