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Peterborough travel to take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Posh will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1979, with Sheff. Wed. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LD2 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 27 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 0 | Peterborough | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 19 Aug | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 22 Feb | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 24 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 30 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 0 | Peterborough | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 27 Nov | Peterborough | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These games have seen the Owls score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Peterborough is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Posh have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 27 matches. Peterborough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Owls, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | No sequences of note |
| Peterborough | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |