FM Preview: Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers fixture

Peterborough United play host to Bolton Wanderers at London Road on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.

The last time the two teams met at Peterborough United was well over fifteen years ago, back in April 1994, with Bolton Wanderers inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Posh in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1993/1994 Sat 16 Apr Peterborough 2-3 Bolton Wdrs. League Division One
1993/1994 Tue 02 Nov Bolton Wdrs. 1 - 1 Peterborough League Division One
1991/1992 Tue 24 Mar Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 1 Peterborough Third Division
1991/1992 Sat 29 Feb Peterborough 1 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. Third Division
1987/1988 Sat 30 Jan Peterborough 0 - 4 Bolton Wdrs. Fourth Division
1987/1988 Mon 31 Aug Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 0 Peterborough Fourth Division
1977/1978 Tue 25 Oct Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 1 Peterborough 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. While Posh have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Bolton Wanderers's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Peterborough United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 16 points.

Bolton Wanderers see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 1 1 4 7 15 4
Bolton Wanderers 6 2 3 1 9 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Posh at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Trotters come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Bolton Wanderers Undefeated in last 4 away games.

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