FM Preview: Crystal Palace v Peterborough United 03 Mar 2012

Last updated : 02 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crystal Palace v Peterborough United fixture

Peterborough United pack their bags to visit Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park 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 lose 6 and win only 2 of the 11 games.

The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was within the last three years, in January 2010, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Peterborough 2 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Crystal Palace 2-0 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Mon 31 Aug Peterborough 1 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
1993/1994 Tue 29 Mar Peterborough 1 - 1 Crystal Palace League Division One
1993/1994 Tue 01 Feb Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Peterborough League Division One
1983/1984 Wed 14 Sep Peterborough 3 - 0 Crystal Palace League Cup
1983/1984 Tue 30 Aug Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Peterborough League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 4 conceded.

Peterborough United have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 44 points from their 32 games played so far,

Peterborough United find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 32 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crystal Palace 6 1 4 1 7 4 7
Peterborough United 6 1 2 3 7 10 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Eagles, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crystal Palace Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Peterborough United Not won in previous 5 away matches.

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