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Stoke City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Friday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 32 out of 48 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Preston N.E. | 4 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 14 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 12 points from their 8 games so far. Stoke City's total of 13 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Stoke City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Deepdale will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Stoke City | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |