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Stoke City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 33 out of 50 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2007, as the North End edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 16 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Potters's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Preston N.E. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 34 points from their 33 games thus far. Stoke City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 34 games giving them a return of 62 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Stoke City have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 11 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |