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Peterborough play host to Southend United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 16 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Peterborough was back in October 1999, over five years ago, the Posh carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Peterborough | 1-0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 05 Mar | Peterborough | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 28 Aug | Southend Utd. | 3 - 0 | Peterborough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrimpers have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 60 points from 33 games. Southend Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 43 points from their 32 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Posh's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southend Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southend Utd. | Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |