FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview

Last updated : 15 January 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Peterborough United v Accrington Stanley fixture

Peterborough prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at London Road Ground on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Posh have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was just last season, in November 2006, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 01 SepAccrington S.0 - 2PeterboroughLGE2
2006/2007Sat 07 AprAccrington S.3 - 2PeterboroughLGE2
2006/2007Sat 04 NovPeterborough4-2Accrington S.LGE2
1960/1961Sat 15 AprPeterborough3 - 0Accrington S.LGE2
1960/1961Tue 11 AprAccrington S.3 - 2PeterboroughLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Posh, with 6 goals against.

The The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the The Reds have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterborough's total of 43 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 33 points from their 26 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Peterborough6303999
Accrington S.62138117

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Accrington S. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Posh in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Peterborough 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 15 .
Accrington S. 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 3 most recent games.