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Preston NE face a trip to Bradford City at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday morning, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. North End have won 6 of the 28 games compared to the host's 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Preston NE | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Bradford City | 0 - 1 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 20 Nov | Preston NE | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Preston NE | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 23 Jan | Preston NE | 3 - 2 | Bradford City | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 25 Nov | Preston NE | 4 - 5 | Bradford City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Bantams have scored 4, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Preston NE's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the North End have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bradford City are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 4 from their 5 matches played. Preston NE find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Preston NE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Preston NE are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from The Bradford & Bingley Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Preston NE | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |