FM Preview: Peterborough United v Leicester City 31 Mar 2012

Last updated : 30 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Foxes have recorded 2 wins, and Peterborough United have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was was two seasons ago, in April 2010, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Posh in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Leicester City 1 - 1 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Sat 10 Apr Peterborough 1-2 Leicester City Championship
2009/2010 Tue 15 Sep Leicester City 1 - 1 Peterborough Championship
2008/2009 Sat 28 Mar Peterborough 2 - 0 Leicester City League One
2008/2009 Sat 20 Dec Leicester City 4 - 0 Peterborough League One
1993/1994 Sun 19 Dec Peterborough 1 - 1 Leicester City League Division One
1993/1994 Sat 14 Aug Leicester City 2 - 1 Peterborough League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Posh's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Foxes have hit 11 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterborough United find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 39 matches.

Leicester City's 56 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 2 0 4 8 11 6
Leicester City 6 2 2 2 11 13 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United 9 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Leicester City Not won in previous 4 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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