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Peterborough travel to take on Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Preston N.E. was more than a decade ago, in October 1996, with Peterborough inflicting a narrow 3 - 4 defeat upon the North End in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Apr | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Oct | Preston N.E. | 3 - 4 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 28 Dec | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 17 Aug | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 02 May | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 29 Nov | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 18 Jan | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the North End, with 6 goals against.
The Posh have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Posh, and 7 goals against.
Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 5 points from their 3 games so far. Peterborough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Preston N.E. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Peterborough | 10 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |