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Peterborough play host to Doncaster Rovers at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Posh are clearly on top, having won 9 and lost only 3 of the 15 games.
The last time the two teams met at Peterborough was back in February 1998, over five years ago, with Doncaster Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Posh in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 10 Feb | Peterborough | 0-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 16 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 5 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 22 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 10 Nov | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 27 Jan | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 09 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Posh have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Doncaster Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Peterborough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 27 points from their 31 games thus far. Doncaster Rvs.'s 44 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at London Road Ground for the Posh and the Madmen are unable to see past Doncaster Rvs. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |