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Watford face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, Hornets have recorded 1 wins, and Preston NE have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Preston NE | 1 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 31 Jan | Preston NE | 1 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 30 Sep | Watford | 1 - 1 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 22 Apr | Preston NE | 3 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Watford | 2 - 3 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Watford | 3 - 1 | Preston NE | LD2 |
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 11 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 6 conceded.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Hornets's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Preston NE see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 23 points from their 16 games played so far, Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston NE | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston NE | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Watford | 13 games since last away draw. 7 games since last defeat. |