FM Preview: Peterborough United v Barnsley 01 Jan 2013

Last updated : 31 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Barnsley fixture

Peterborough United prepare to entertain Barnsley at London Road on Tuesday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Posh are clearly on top, winning 53.33% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road was just last season, in December 2011, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 3-4 defeat upon the Posh in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 02 Oct Barnsley 0 - 2 Peterborough Championship
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Barnsley 1 - 0 Peterborough Championship
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec Peterborough 3-4 Barnsley Championship
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr Barnsley 2 - 2 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Peterborough 1 - 2 Barnsley Championship
2004/2005 Sat 05 Mar Peterborough 1 - 3 Barnsley League One
2004/2005 Sat 18 Dec Barnsley 4 - 0 Peterborough League One

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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. While Posh have scored 13, a worringly large 17 have been leaked at the other end.

Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterborough United are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 22 points from their 25 games thus far.

Barnsley find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 21 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 3 0 3 15 16 9
Barnsley 6 1 1 4 7 13 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Posh to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United 14 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Barnsley An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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