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Peterborough play host to Scunthorpe United at London Road Ground on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Posh have recorded 9 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Peterborough was more than a decade ago, in November 1998, the Posh carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Peterborough | 2-1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 3 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 09 Aug | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 23 Apr | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 08 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
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, 8 to 7.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Iron have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 66 points from the 36 games they have played so far. Scunthorpe U.'s total of 57 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Posh's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Scunthorpe U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |