FM Preview: Peterborough United v Bristol City 18 Feb 2012

Last updated : 17 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Bristol City fixture

Bristol City 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 9 of the 19 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2010, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Posh in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Bristol City 1 - 2 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Peterborough 0-1 Bristol City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Bristol City 1 - 1 Peterborough Championship
2008/2009 Tue 12 Aug Bristol City 2 - 1 Peterborough League Cup
2004/2005 Sat 01 Jan Bristol City 2 - 0 Peterborough League One
2004/2005 Wed 29 Sep Bristol City 1 - 0 Peterborough (Associate Members)
2004/2005 Sat 04 Sep Peterborough 0 - 1 Bristol City League One

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Posh have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Robins have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Peterborough United are currently lying in 19th place in npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 34 from their 30 matches played.

Bristol City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 31 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 0 1 5 3 12 1
Bristol City 6 1 1 4 4 12 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Bristol City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Peterborough United. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Bristol City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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