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Wolves face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 12 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 11 Aug | Wolves | 1 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 11 Aug | Wolves | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 24 Sep | Wolves | 4 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 5 conceded.
Wolves's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Wolves, and 11 goals against.
Preston N.E. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 56 points from the 31 games they have played so far. Wolves's 47 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| Wolves | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wolves are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the North End coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Wolves | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |