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Norwich City pack their bags to visit Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Canaries have recorded 5 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 7 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Deepdale was within the last three years, in November 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Norwich City | 0 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Norwich City | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Norwich City | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 22 Feb | Norwich City | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Sep | Preston N.E. | 4 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
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 11 goals for the North End, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Preston N.E., Norwich City are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Canaries have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E.'s total of 67 points from their 41 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Norwich City's 56 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Norwich City | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |