FootyMAD's Peterborough United match preview

Last updated : 18 October 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Posh in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 24 JanSheff. Wed.2 - 0PeterboroughLGE1
2003/2004Sat 23 AugPeterborough0 - 1Sheff. Wed.LGE1
1978/1979Tue 27 MarSheff. Wed.3 - 0PeterboroughLGE1
1978/1979Sat 19 AugPeterborough2 - 0Sheff. Wed.LGE1
1977/1978Wed 22 FebPeterborough2 - 1Sheff. Wed.LGE1
1977/1978Sat 24 SepSheff. Wed.0 - 1PeterboroughLGE1
1976/1977Sat 30 AprSheff. Wed.4 - 0PeterboroughLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Posh's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Sheff. Wed.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Owls, and 5 goals against.

Peterborough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 12 matches. Sheff. Wed.'s 19 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Peterborough6114584
Sheff. Wed.6213657

FootyMad's prediction ...

Sheff. Wed. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Peterborough Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Sheff. Wed. No sequences of note