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West Brom. prepare to entertain Preston North End at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Baggies are clearly on top, winning 50.98% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was less than a year ago, in December 2006, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | West Brom. | 4-2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the North End have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Baggies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Preston N.E. | 17 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |