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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 2 of the 15 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the North End in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 07 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LC |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 23 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 31 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 5 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 23 matches. West Ham Utd.'s total of 38 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for West Ham Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Preston N.E.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |