FM Preview: Peterborough United v Crystal Palace 06 Aug 2011

Last updated : 05 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Palace face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 1 of the 11 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Mon 31 Aug Peterborough 1-1 Crystal Palace Championship
1993/1994 Tue 29 Mar Peterborough 1 - 1 Crystal Palace League Division One
1993/1994 Tue 01 Feb Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Peterborough League Division One
1983/1984 Wed 14 Sep Peterborough 3 - 0 Crystal Palace League Cup
1983/1984 Tue 30 Aug Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Peterborough League Cup
1982/1983 Tue 26 Oct Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Peterborough League Cup

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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 20 goals, and conceded 6.

In complete contrast to Peterborough United, Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Eagles have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 3 2 1 16 7 11
Crystal Palace 6 1 3 2 4 7 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Posh, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United Unbeaten in the last 17 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Crystal Palace Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 18 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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