|
Peterborough pack their bags to visit Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Posh will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 2 of the 16 games.
The previous match played between the two at Memorial Stadium was within the last three years, in February 2007, as the Pirates edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Peterborough | 5 - 4 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | ASSM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Peterborough | 4 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Peterborough | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Peterborough however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Posh, and 8 goals against.
Bristol Rvs.'s 51 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Peterborough are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 72 points from the 38 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 12 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Peterborough are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Bristol Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Peterborough | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |