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Preston face West Ham United at Upton Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 12 out of 16 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Upton Park was just last season, in January 2004, with Preston inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Hammers in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 07 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LC |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 23 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 31 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 5 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 5 conceded.
North End have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Ham Utd.'s total of 54 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Preston's total of 56 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for North End could well see them head back from East London with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | 5 games since last away draw. |