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Preston N.E. travel to take on Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 21 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The last time the two teams met at Luton Town was back in November 1999, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 23 Nov | Luton Town | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 16 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 Aug | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 03 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Luton Town | 1 - 3 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Feb | Luton Town | 5 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Hatters in those games, with 8 conceded.
The North End have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the North End, and 7 goals against.
Luton Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 18 points from 10 games. Preston N.E.'s 13 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |