West Brom. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Baggies have recorded 12 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2002, the North End carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 May | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 24 Mar | West Brom. | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 28 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 11 conceded.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Preston N.E.'s 43 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 54 points from the 29 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Baggies has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Brom. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |