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Millwall face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Lions will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Millwall inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the North End in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Millwall | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Millwall | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Millwall | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Millwall | LGE1 |
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 12 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Preston N.E., Millwall are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Lions have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 22 points from their 18 games played so far, Millwall's 25 points from 16 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| Millwall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the The Lions have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Millwall | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |