Preston North End match stats preview

Last updated : 12 February 2010 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Preston North End v Blackpool fixture


Blackpool face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seasiders will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Blackpool inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the North End in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Mon 30 NovBlackpool1 - 1Preston N.E.CHMP
2008/2009Sat 11 AprPreston N.E.0 - 1BlackpoolCHMP
2008/2009Sun 16 NovBlackpool1 - 3Preston N.E.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 15 MarBlackpool0 - 0Preston N.E.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 08 DecPreston N.E.0 - 1BlackpoolCHMP
1999/2000Sat 01 AprBlackpool0 - 0Preston N.E.LGE1
1999/2000Sat 18 DecPreston N.E.3 - 0BlackpoolLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Preston North End are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the North End, with 7 goals against.

Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Seasiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Preston N.E.'s 38 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Blackpool's 40 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Preston N.E.6303699
Blackpool61148124


Sequence statistics:
Preston N.E.7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
BlackpoolNot won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.