FM Preview: Peterborough United v Cardiff City 18 Oct 2011

Last updated : 17 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Cardiff City fixture

Cardiff City face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 8 of the 12 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2010, the Posh carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 24 Aug Peterborough 2-1 Cardiff City League Cup
2009/2010 Tue 09 Feb Cardiff City 2 - 0 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Mon 28 Dec Peterborough 4 - 4 Cardiff City Championship
2002/2003 Wed 16 Apr Peterborough 2 - 0 Cardiff City League Division Two
2002/2003 Sat 02 Nov Cardiff City 3 - 0 Peterborough League Division Two
2001/2002 Sat 12 Jan Cardiff City 0 - 2 Peterborough League Division Two
2001/2002 Tue 30 Oct Cardiff City 1 - 3 Peterborough (Associate Members)

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Posh in those games, with 8 conceded.

Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Peterborough United's 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Cardiff City's 17 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 3 0 3 8 8 9
Cardiff City 6 1 4 1 8 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Cardiff City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Peterborough United. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United 9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Cardiff City Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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