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Peterborough prepare to entertain Blackpool at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 11 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Posh carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Peterborough | 1-0 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Peterborough | 3 - 2 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 08 Feb | Blackpool | 5 - 1 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 02 Nov | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 26 Mar | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Posh's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Blackpool's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Peterborough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 18 matches. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at London Road Ground for the Posh and the Madmen are unable to see past Blackpool claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |