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Norwich City prepare to entertain Preston North End at on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Canaries are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at was less than a year ago, in February 2008, the Canaries carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Norwich City | 1-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. North End have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Norwich City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 16 from their 15 matches played. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 20 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 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Canaries's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |