FootyMAD Preston North End match preview

Last updated : 13 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Millwall v Preston North End fixture

Millwall prepare to entertain Preston North End at The Den on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 25 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Den was less than a year ago, in November 2002, the The Lions carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 08 FebPreston NE2 - 1MillwallLD1
2002/2003Sat 09 NovMillwall2-1Preston NELD1
2001/2002Tue 05 MarMillwall2 - 1Preston NELD1
2001/2002Sat 15 SepPreston NE1 - 0MillwallLD1
1999/2000Sat 29 AprPreston NE3 - 2MillwallLD2
1999/2000Tue 19 OctMillwall0 - 2Preston NELD2
1998/1999Sat 24 AprMillwall2 - 2Preston NELD2

Recent respective form guides

Millwall have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Lions in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Preston NE is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the North End have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Millwall lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 20 points from their 13 games so far. Preston NE's 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Millwall63129810
Preston NE640212712

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Preston NE is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Lions in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Millwall Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Preston NE 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.