FM Preview: Peterborough United v Birmingham City 02 Jan 2012

Last updated : 01 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Birmingham City fixture

Peterborough United play host to Birmingham City at London Road Ground on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The last time the two teams met at Peterborough United was well over fifteen years ago, back in March 1995, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Peterborough Championship
1994/1995 Sat 25 Mar Peterborough 1-1 Birmingham C. League Division Two
1994/1995 Tue 27 Sep Peterborough 3 - 5 Birmingham C. (Associate Members)
1994/1995 Sun 18 Sep Birmingham C. 4 - 0 Peterborough League Division Two
1993/1994 Sat 05 Feb Birmingham C. 0 - 0 Peterborough League Division One
1993/1994 Sat 23 Oct Peterborough 1 - 0 Birmingham C. League Division One
1992/1993 Tue 09 Mar Peterborough 2 - 1 Birmingham C. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 14 to 13.

The away form of Birmingham City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Blues have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Peterborough United see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 24 games played so far,

Birmingham City's 33 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 2 2 2 9 9 8
Birmingham City 6 3 1 2 8 5 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Posh's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Birmingham City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Birmingham City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.

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