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Luton Town face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 14 out of 20 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Preston N.E. annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Preston N.E. | 5 - 1 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Luton Town | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 23 Nov | Luton Town | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 16 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 Aug | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 03 Mar | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the North End, with 4 goals against.
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Hatters have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 29 points from the 15 games they have played so far. Luton Town's 22 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Preston N.E. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Luton Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |