History of the Peterborough United v Watford fixture
Peterborough United are ready to welcome Watford to London Road on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 14 games played, Posh have recorded 7 wins, and Watford have come away with 3 victories.
The previous match played between the two at London Road was within the last three years, in December 2009, the Posh carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Sat 29 Oct | Watford | 3 - 2 | Peterborough | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Dec | Peterborough | 2-1 | Watford | Championship |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 04 Mar | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Watford | League Division Two |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 18 Feb | Watford | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | (Associate Members) |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Watford | 0 - 0 | Peterborough | League Division Two |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 05 Apr | Peterborough | 3 - 4 | Watford | League Division One |
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Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hornets, and 9 goals against.
Peterborough United find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 44 matches.
Watford see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 60 points from their 44 games played so far,
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Peterborough United are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Watford running out comfortable winners. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Peterborough United | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
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