FM Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Peterborough United 02 Mar 2013

Last updated : 01 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Blackburn Rovers v Peterborough United fixture

Blackburn Rovers are ready to welcome Peterborough United to Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon,

The previous match played between the two at Ewood Park was more than three years back, in October 2009, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 17 Nov Peterborough 1 - 4 Blackburn R. Championship
2009/2010 Tue 27 Oct Blackburn R. 5-2 Peterborough League Cup
1974/1975 Sat 01 Feb Blackburn R. 0 - 1 Peterborough Third Division
1974/1975 Sat 09 Nov Peterborough 1 - 0 Blackburn R. Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Rovers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.

Peterborough United have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Posh, and 10 goals against.

Blackburn Rovers's 45 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Peterborough United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 33 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Blackburn Rovers 6 2 2 2 3 6 8
Peterborough United 6 2 2 2 10 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Peterborough United is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Blackburn Rovers Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Peterborough United 8 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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