FM Preview: Peterborough United v Newcastle United 03 Apr 2010

Last updated : 02 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Peterborough United v Newcastle United fixture

Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Peterborough running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 07 NovNewcastle Utd.3 - 1PeterboroughCHMP
2009/2010Tue 22 SepPeterborough2 - 0Newcastle Utd.LGEC
2001/2002Sun 27 JanPeterborough2 - 4Newcastle Utd.FAC
1992/1993Sat 16 JanNewcastle Utd.3 - 0PeterboroughCHMP
1992/1993Sat 26 SepPeterborough0 - 1Newcastle Utd.CHMP
1991/1992Tue 29 OctPeterborough1 - 0Newcastle Utd.LGEC
1977/1978Wed 11 JanNewcastle Utd.2 - 0PeterboroughFAC

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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Magpies's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Peterborough find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 40 games have yielded only 30 points. Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 39 games giving them a return of 83 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Peterborough6204386
Newcastle Utd.642016514

FootyMad's prediction ...

Newcastle Utd. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Peterborough Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Newcastle Utd. Undefeated in last 5 away games.
11 games since last defeat.