Peterborough play host to Preston North End at London Road Ground on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 3 draws, with 5 wins being posted by Posh.
The last time the two teams met at Peterborough was more than a decade ago, in April 1997, with Peterborough running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Peterborough | CHMP |
1996/1997 | Sat 12 Apr | Peterborough | 2-0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
1996/1997 | Sat 05 Oct | Preston N.E. | 3 - 4 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
1991/1992 | Sat 28 Dec | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
1991/1992 | Sat 17 Aug | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
1986/1987 | Sat 02 May | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
1986/1987 | Sat 29 Nov | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Posh have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. North End have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Peterborough find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 18 points. Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Peterborough at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Posh will at least gain a draw. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Peterborough | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |