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Swansea 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 26 games played, Swans have recorded 3 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Swansea City | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 30 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 27 Apr | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 09 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 3 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 31 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 14 Sep | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the North End, with 6 goals against.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Preston N.E.'s total of 9 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Swansea City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 5 from their 5 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Swansea City not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Preston N.E. will ease to victory over the Swans. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Swansea City | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |