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Southampton 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 19 games played, Saints have recorded 4 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 05 Mar | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 15 Feb | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Preston N.E. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 6 points from their 8 games thus far. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
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. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | 14 games since last away draw. |