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Preston N.E. prepare to entertain Leicester City at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The North End are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 3 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was less than a year ago, in January 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1-1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 04 Oct | Leicester City | 2 - 3 | Preston N.E. | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Wed 28 Oct | Leicester City | 4 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 06 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End may have lost only 1 of their last six home games, but the other 5 have resulted in drawn games. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Leicester City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 15 matches. Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Deepdale for the North End and the Madmen are unable to see past Leicester City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |