FM Preview: Peterborough United v Ipswich Town 09 Mar 2013

Last updated : 08 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Ipswich Town fixture

Peterborough United prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at London Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Posh.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road was just last season, in August 2011, with Peterborough United annihilating their visitors 7-1 in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 24 Nov Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Peterborough Championship
2011/2012 Sat 17 Mar Ipswich Town 3 - 2 Peterborough Championship
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Peterborough 7-1 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Tue 16 Feb Peterborough 3 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Tue 08 Dec Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Tue 25 Aug Peterborough 2 - 1 Ipswich Town League Cup
2006/2007 Tue 22 Aug Peterborough 2 - 2 Ipswich Town League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Posh have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Tractor Boys have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Peterborough United are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 37 points from their 35 games thus far.

Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 36 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 3 1 2 12 9 10
Ipswich Town 6 2 1 3 2 4 7

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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 Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Ipswich Town Not won in previous 6 away matches.

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