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Bradford City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Bantams have recorded 8 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the North End carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Bradford City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 20 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 23 Jan | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Bradford City | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bantams have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 52 points from their 39 games played so far, Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 33 points from their 39 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | 11 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |