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Cardiff City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, the North End carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 23 Feb | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 19 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Bluebirds have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 24 points from their 24 games thus far. Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 30 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Cardiff City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Preston N.E.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |