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Peterborough prepare to entertain Mansfield Town at London Road Ground on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 18 wins out of 24 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Peterborough running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Peterborough | 2-0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 5 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 28 Nov | Peterborough | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Posh in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Stags have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Peterborough are not exactly setting the world alight at London Road Ground in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Mansfield Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |