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Peterborough face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Posh will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2008, the Iron carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Peterborough | 3 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 3 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 09 Aug | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Peterborough is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Posh have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Scunthorpe U. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 37 matches. Peterborough find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 38 games have yielded only 30 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Iron, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Peterborough | 11 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |