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Watford face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 2 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Watford | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Watford | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Watford | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Watford | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 49 points from their 40 games played so far, Watford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 43 points from 39 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Watford | 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 Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 14 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |