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Peterborough prepare to entertain Rochdale at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 18 games played, Posh have recorded 9 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was just last season, in October 2005, with Peterborough running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Peterborough | 3-1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Rochdale | 3 - 2 | Peterborough | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 18 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Peterborough | 3 - 3 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 3 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Posh have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
Rochdale's away form is equally 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 Dale, and 2 goals against.
Peterborough's 64 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 65 from their 45 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Peterborough are starting to turn London Road Ground into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Rochdale | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |