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Peterborough are ready to welcome Bournemouth to London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 20 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at London Road Ground was within the last three years, in December 2001, the Posh carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Bournemouth | 1 - 2 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Bournemouth | 0 - 2 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Peterborough | 1-0 | Bournemouth | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Peterborough | 6 - 0 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Peterborough | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Peterborough | 3 - 1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Posh, with 7 goals against.
Bournemouth have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Cherries's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Peterborough find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 43 matches. Bournemouth's 62 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Posh. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Bournemouth | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |