Pick of the stats: Preston North End v Plymouth Argyle
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Both these sides still have work to do to secure their Championship status.
Plymouth will start Saturday's game (15:00 BST) three points short of safety, while Preston's six-match winless run means they are only three points clear of trouble.
Preston are unbeaten across their past six league games against Plymouth (W3 D3), since a 1-0 away loss in October 2008.
Plymouth are winless in their past seven away league games against Preston (D3 L4), since a 1-0 win in November 1997.
Preston have won just one of their past 13 league games (D6 L6), losing the past three in a row. They last lost more consecutively between April and August last year (seven).
Plymouth have alternated between victory (three) and defeat (two) in their past five league games, beating Norwich last time out. However, both losses in that run have come away from home, while all three victories have come at home.