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Peterborough are ready to welcome Mansfield Town to London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 16 wins out of 22 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at London Road Ground was within the last three years, in October 2002, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 5 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Peterborough | 0-0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 28 Nov | Peterborough | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 03 Sep | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 28 Mar | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Posh have conceded a disappointing 13 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Mansfield Town's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Stags have hit 13 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Mansfield Town's total of 4 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at London Road Ground for the Posh and the Madmen are unable to see past Mansfield Town claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |