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Southampton travel to take on Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Saints have recorded 4 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Preston N.E. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in February 1979, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the North End in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1978/1979 | Mon 12 Feb | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 23 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 27 Nov | Southampton | 5 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1964/1965 | Mon 02 Nov | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1964/1965 | Wed 16 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 11 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 07 Sep | Southampton | 4 - 5 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. North End have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Saints, and 1 goals against.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 13 points from their 11 games played so far, Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 16 from their 11 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |