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Walsall pack their bags to visit Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 21 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in January 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Peterborough | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Walsall | 5 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Peterborough | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Apr | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saddlers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough's total of 43 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Walsall's 31 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Posh, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |