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Norwich City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Canaries have recorded 5 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Norwich City | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Norwich City | 0 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Norwich City | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Norwich City | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Canaries have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E.'s total of 56 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 30 matches.
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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
