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Norwich City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Canaries have recorded 5 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the North End carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 5 conceded.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Canaries have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
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. | 15 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 29 . |
| Norwich City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |