FootyMAD Peterborough United match preview

Last updated : 12 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Tranmere Rovers v Peterborough United fixture

Tranmere prepare to entertain Peterborough United at Prenton Park on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 4 of the 19 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Prenton Park was less than a year ago, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 22 MarPeterborough0 - 0TranmereLD2
2002/2003Tue 29 OctTranmere1-1PeterboroughLD2
2001/2002Tue 19 MarPeterborough5 - 0TranmereLD2
2001/2002Tue 22 JanTranmere1 - 0PeterboroughLD2
1993/1994Fri 03 DecTranmere2 - 1PeterboroughLD1
1993/1994Sat 06 NovPeterborough0 - 0TranmereLD1
1992/1993Sat 08 MayPeterborough1 - 1TranmereLD1

Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rovers, with 5 goals against.

Peterborough have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Posh's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.

Tranmere find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches. Peterborough see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tranmere6132466
Peterborough6213667

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rovers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Tranmere Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Peterborough Undefeated in last 3 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.