FM Preview: Peterborough United v Coventry City 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Coventry City fixture

Peterborough United prepare to entertain Coventry City at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 1 times from 5 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was two seasons ago, in March 2010, with Coventry City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Posh in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Peterborough 0-1 Coventry City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Coventry City 3 - 2 Peterborough Championship
2003/2004 Sat 03 Jan Coventry City 2 - 0 Peterborough F.A. Cup
2003/2004 Wed 13 Aug Coventry City 2 - 0 Peterborough League Cup
2001/2002 Tue 11 Sep Peterborough 2 - 2 Coventry City League Cup
1963/1964 Mon 20 Apr Peterborough 2 - 0 Coventry City Third Division
1963/1964 Sat 09 Nov Coventry City 3 - 2 Peterborough Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Posh's have scored 14 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 15.

The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterborough United find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 21 matches.

Coventry City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 13 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 1 3 2 11 12 6
Coventry City 6 0 1 5 6 12 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Peterborough United are not exactly setting the world alight at London Road Ground at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Coventry City in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Coventry City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 13 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 10 most recent games.

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