FootyMAD's Peterborough United match preview

Last updated : 15 March 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Doncaster Rvs. travel to take on Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Peterborough was back in February 2005, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Tue 20 Oct Doncaster Rvs. 3 - 1 Peterborough CHMP
2004/2005 Sat 19 Feb Peterborough 0 - 2 Doncaster Rvs. LGE1
2004/2005 Sat 30 Oct Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 1 Peterborough LGE1
1997/1998 Tue 10 Feb Peterborough 0 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. LGE2
1997/1998 Sat 16 Aug Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 5 Peterborough LGE2
1990/1991 Fri 22 Feb Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 2 Peterborough LGE2
1990/1991 Sat 10 Nov Peterborough 1 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. LGE2


Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.

Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rovers, and 9 goals against.

Peterborough find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 36 games have yielded only 30 points. Doncaster Rvs.'s 48 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Peterborough 6 3 0 3 5 4 9
Doncaster Rvs. 6 2 2 2 10 8 8


FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Peterborough. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Peterborough 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 13 .
Doncaster Rvs. 5 games since last defeat.