FM Preview: Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday 01 Feb 2011

Last updated : 31 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Tuesday evening,

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

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 23 JanSheff. Wed.2 - 1PeterboroughCHMP
2009/2010Sat 15 AugPeterborough1 - 1Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2004/2005Wed 23 FebSheff. Wed.2 - 1PeterboroughLGE1
2004/2005Tue 19 OctPeterborough1 - 1Sheff. Wed.LGE1
2003/2004Sat 24 JanSheff. Wed.2 - 0PeterboroughLGE1
2003/2004Sat 23 AugPeterborough0 - 1Sheff. Wed.LGE1
1978/1979Tue 27 MarSheff. Wed.3 - 0PeterboroughLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Posh have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.

In complete contrast to Peterborough, Sheff. Wed. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Owls have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterborough lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 39 points from their 25 games so far. Sheff. Wed.'s 35 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Peterborough630314139
Sheff. Wed.622211108

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Peterborough Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Sheff. Wed. 16 games since last away draw.