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Leeds prepare to entertain Preston North End at Elland Road on Friday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, the Whites have recorded 10 wins, and Preston have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Elland Road was less than a year ago, in May 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Preston | 4 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 8 May | Preston | 0 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | D1PO |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 05 May | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Preston | D1PO |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Preston | 2 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Preston | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Preston | 2 - 4 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Preston | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Preston have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Leeds find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 39 games have yielded only 36 points. Preston are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 68 points from 38 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Preston running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 22 outings ago. |