FootyMAD's Preston North End match preview

Last updated : 21 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Preston North End v Norwich City fixture

Norwich face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 3 of the 13 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, with Norwich inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the North End in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sun 04 MayNorwich2 - 0Preston NELD1
2002/2003Sat 28 SepPreston NE1 - 2NorwichLD1
2001/2002Fri 22 FebNorwich3 - 0Preston NELD1
2001/2002Wed 26 SepPreston NE4 - 0NorwichLD1
2000/2001Sat 17 MarNorwich1 - 2Preston NELD1
2000/2001Tue 17 OctPreston NE1 - 0NorwichLD1
1971/1972Sat 22 JanNorwich1 - 1Preston NEDIV2

Recent respective form guides

Preston North End are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the North End, with 4 goals against.

Norwich have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Canaries's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Preston NE's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Norwich are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 34 points from 18 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Preston NE63129610
Norwich63218511

FootyMad's prediction ...

Norwich are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Preston NE. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Preston NE Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Norwich Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.