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Peterborough face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Posh have recorded 4 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Blackpool | 1 - 4 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Peterborough | 3 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Seasiders in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Blackpool, Peterborough are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Posh have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 40 matches. Peterborough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 33 points from their 41 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Peterborough | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |