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Sheff. Wed. pack their bags to visit Preston North End at Deepdale on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 10 of the 44 games.
The previous match played between the two at Deepdale was more than three years back, in September 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Feb | Preston N.E. | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 04 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the North End score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The away form of Sheff. Wed. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Owls have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Preston N.E.'s 34 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola Championship with a return of just 20 points from their 24 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Owls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Preston N.E.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 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 7 most recent games. |