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Preston N.E. prepare to entertain Brighton & Hove Albion at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The North End have won an impressive 9 of the 13 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Preston N.E. | 3-0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 15 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 13 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 05 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Seagulls have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola Championship with a return of just 2 points from their 4 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that North End's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Brighton & HA. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |