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West Brom. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, The Baggies have recorded 14 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2008, the North End carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
The The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Baggies, and 7 goals against.
Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 18 points from 10 games. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 20 points from the 10 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Baggies could well see them head back from Deepdale with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| West Brom. | 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. |