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Peterborough prepare to entertain Colchester United at London Road Ground on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 28 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was just last season, in August 2002, with Colchester inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Posh in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Colchester | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Peterborough | 0-1 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Peterborough | 3 - 1 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Colchester | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Apr | Colchester | 2 - 2 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Peterborough | 3 - 1 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 27 Feb | Colchester | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Colchester have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Peterborough see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far, Colchester see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Colchester | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Posh's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Colchester. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Colchester | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |