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Plymouth Arg. prepare to entertain Preston North End at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 27 games played, Pilgrims have recorded 13 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Home Park was just last season, in March 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 0-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the North End have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Plymouth Arg.'s 61 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 44 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Pilgrims's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Preston N.E. | 16 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 28 outings ago. |