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Peterborough play host to Macclesfield Town at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Posh have drawn one game and lost the other.
The last time the two teams met at Peterborough was back in November 1999, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Macclesfield | 0 - 4 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Peterborough | 2-2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Silkmen have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Peterborough lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 59 points from their 43 games so far. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 43 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Peterborough are not exactly setting the world alight at London Road Ground at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Macclesfield in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 11 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |