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Bristol City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 4 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 16 Jan | Bristol City | 4-2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 May | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Bristol City | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Robins have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Preston N.E.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the North End have hit 12 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 13 points from their 14 games thus far. Preston N.E. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Ashton Gate Stadium for the Robins and the Madmen are unable to see past Preston N.E. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |