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Peterborough are ready to welcome Northampton Town to London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Posh are clearly on top, winning 53.57% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at London Road Ground was more than three years back, in December 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Peterborough | 0-0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Oct | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Posh in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Cobblers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Cobblers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Peterborough's total of 56 points from their 39 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two. Northampton are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League Two, and have accumulated 66 points from the 39 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Posh go into their game against Northampton in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |