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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 9 and win only 2 of the 15 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2003, the North End carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Watford | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 31 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 30 Sep | Watford | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 22 Apr | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 7 goals, 14 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 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 4 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Watford only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Deepdale will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Watford | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |