FM Preview: Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest 06 Oct 2012

Last updated : 05 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest fixture

Peterborough United prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at London Road 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 was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Nottingham Forest inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Posh in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 09 Apr Peterborough 0-1 Nottm. Forest Championship
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Nottm. Forest 0 - 1 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Nottm. Forest 1 - 0 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Peterborough 1 - 2 Nottm. Forest Championship
2007/2008 Tue 04 Sep Nottm. Forest 2 - 3 Peterborough (Associate Members)
2004/2005 Sat 29 Jan Nottm. Forest 1 - 0 Peterborough F.A. Cup
1993/1994 Sat 30 Apr Peterborough 2 - 3 Nottm. Forest League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Posh's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Nottingham Forest's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Forest's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Peterborough United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 6 points.

Nottingham Forest find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 2 0 4 8 11 6
Nottingham Forest 6 1 3 2 6 7 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at London Road for the Posh and the Madmen are unable to see past Nottingham Forest claiming victory in a close match.

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 11 .
Nottingham Forest Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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