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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, 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 25 and win only 10 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 20 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
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 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Preston N.E.'s 47 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 38 points from 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |