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Peterborough are ready to welcome Rushden & Diamonds to London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Posh won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Peterborough and Rushden & D. at was within the last three years, in December 2003, with Peterborough running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Sep | Rushden & D. | 0 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Peterborough | 3-1 | Rushden & D. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Posh in those games, with 4 conceded.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Diamonds have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough's total of 35 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two. Rushden & D. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League Two with a return of just 22 points from their 25 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Posh being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rushden & D. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |