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West Ham travel to take on 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 taste defeat on 7 occassions, and draw 4, from the 12 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Preston NE was amazingly over twenty years ago, in August 1980, when they played out a goalless draw in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1980/1981 | Sat 31 Jan | West Ham | 5 - 0 | Preston NE | DIV2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 23 Aug | Preston NE | 0 - 0 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Jan | West Ham | 2 - 0 | Preston NE | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Sep | Preston NE | 1 - 1 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 17 Mar | Preston NE | 0 - 0 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 04 Nov | West Ham | 3 - 1 | Preston NE | DIV2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 11 Mar | Preston NE | 4 - 0 | West Ham | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the North End, with 5 goals against.
West Ham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston NE | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| West Ham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the North End. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston NE | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| West Ham | 5 games since last defeat. |