FM Preview: Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle 16 Apr 2011

Last updated : 15 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Argyle face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 3 of the 13 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, with Plymouth Argyle inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Posh in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Plymouth Arg. 0 - 3 Peterborough League One
2009/2010 Sun 02 May Plymouth Arg. 1 - 2 Peterborough Championship
2009/2010 Tue 29 Sep Peterborough 1-2 Plymouth Arg. Championship
2006/2007 Tue 16 Jan Plymouth Arg. 2 - 1 Peterborough F.A. Cup
2006/2007 Sat 06 Jan Peterborough 1 - 1 Plymouth Arg. F.A. Cup
2005/2006 Tue 23 Aug Plymouth Arg. 2 - 1 Peterborough League Cup
2003/2004 Tue 16 Mar Plymouth Arg. 2 - 0 Peterborough League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 19 goals for the Posh, with 9 goals against.

The away form of Plymouth Argyle is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pilgrims have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterborough United are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 41 games.

Plymouth Argyle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 40 games have yielded only 36 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 2 3 1 12 8 9
Plymouth Argyle 6 2 1 3 4 6 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Pilgrims are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Peterborough United. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United Unbeaten in the last 13 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Plymouth Argyle Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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