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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 4 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at Preston N.E. was back in November 1997, over five years ago, with Plymouth Arg. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the North End in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 3 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Fri 30 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 19 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 5 conceded.
Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Pilgrims's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Preston N.E.'s 13 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 13 points from their 10 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |