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Peterborough are ready to welcome Northampton Town to London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Posh have recorded 16 wins, and Northampton have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at London Road Ground was within the last three years, in April 2006, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Posh in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Peterborough | 0-1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 69 points from the 37 games they have played so far. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 34 matches.
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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Peterborough are not exactly setting the world alight at London Road Ground in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Northampton | No win in the 2 most recent games. |