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Preston NE face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 9 out of 13 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Preston NE | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Preston NE | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Preston NE | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 24 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Preston NE | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace 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, 11 to 10.
Preston NE have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 16 matches. Preston NE's 26 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Preston NE | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the North End out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Preston NE | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |