FM Preview: Peterborough United v Blackburn Rovers 17 Nov 2012

Last updated : 16 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn Rovers travel to take on Peterborough United at London Road at tea-time on Saturday,

The last time the two teams met at Peterborough United was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1974, the Posh carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Third Division match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1961/1962 Mon 11 Sep Peterborough 1 - 3 Blackburn R. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Blackburn Rovers's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Peterborough United are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 12 points from their 16 games thus far.

Blackburn Rovers lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 25 from their 16 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 2 0 4 8 7 6
Blackburn Rovers 6 2 3 1 6 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the Rovers of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at London Road with Blackburn Rovers coasting to victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United 10 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Blackburn Rovers Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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