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Peterborough play host to Coventry City at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the Posh winning just 1.
The last time the two teams met at Peterborough was back in September 2001, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Coventry City | 3 - 2 | Peterborough | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Peterborough | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 13 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Peterborough | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Peterborough | 2-2 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 1963/1964 | Mon 20 Apr | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | LGE1 |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 09 Nov | Coventry City | 3 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 29 Dec | Coventry City | 3 - 3 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 24 points. Coventry City's 46 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Peterborough are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Coventry City running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Coventry City | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |