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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Preston North End at City Ground at tea-time on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 44 games played, Forest have recorded 18 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in March 2009, the Forest carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 2-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 23 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 01 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Forest have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the North End have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 36 points from 21 games. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 21 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Forest. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 13 matches. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |