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Q.P.R. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Rangers have recorded 3 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Q.P.R. | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Q.P.R. | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 03 Apr | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Q.P.R. | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the North End, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Preston N.E., Q.P.R. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rangers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 71 points from their 45 games so far. Q.P.R.'s 61 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Rangers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Q.P.R. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |