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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, The Blades have recorded 9 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 11 May | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | D1PO |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 08 May | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | D1PO |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far, Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 42 from their 29 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Sheff. Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Preston N.E.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |