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Bristol City travel to take on Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 4 of the 35 games.
The last time the two teams met at Preston N.E. was back in October 1999, over five years ago, the North End carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Bristol City | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 09 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 21 Oct | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 28 Dec | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 14 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, North End have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of Bristol City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Robins pummel 11 goals, and let in 3.
Preston N.E. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 5 points from their 7 games thus far. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 13 points from 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |