League One preview: Can Peterborough United edge out victory against Wycombe Wanderers?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Weston Homes Stadium (15314 seats)

This pair of participants are happy with a good season so far and fixtures like this one could be influential. Read more about Peterborough United - Wycombe Wanderers!

Insights:
  • Peterborough United have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in League One
  • Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wycombe Wanderers have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Peterborough United nor Wycombe Wanderers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Peterborough United form and stats

Peterborough United are steadily winning League One games and points here at Weston Homes Stadium. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.

Peterborough's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Milton Keynes Dons (placed 22nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Sweet to taste a league win after five fixtures without one. Midfielder Ward was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.13 (out of ten) in that game. Ward scored one goal and hit four key passes.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Charlton Athletic that finished 1-1.

An interesting fact: 10 of the most recent 13 league games from this club have had goals from both sides.

Peterborough United can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 24 times. Peterborough have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Wycombe Wanderers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Plymouth Argyle (placed 1st). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points. Tafazolli, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.3. Tafazolli won 8 of 10 duels.

Before that, Wycombe Wanderers secured a home win against Bristol Rovers with the score 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Wanderers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Wycombe Wanderers in these games.

Head 2 Head

Peterborough United and Wycombe Wanderers have met earlier this season: Wycombe Wanderers - Peterborough United 3-1. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for Peterborough United, four draws and two wins for Wycombe Wanderers. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

PeterboroughJ. Clarke-Harris
J. Clarke-Harris
13 goals
Wycombe WanderersA. Mehmeti
A. Mehmeti
8 goals
Peterborough UnitedJ. Marriott
J. Marriott
4 goals

Peterborough United missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Peterborough United Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 5 12 24
11 8 1 Won W 1 4 10
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 5
10 2 1 Lost L 4 6 9
39 24 3 Scored S 5 11 30
28 6 2 Conceded C 9 14 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
83% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 58% 67%
61% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 42% 46%
30% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 21%
17% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
57% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 46%
26% 55% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 42% 38%
17% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 21%
 
6.1 6.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 5.6
4 3.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.4 7.8 6.7
1.3 1.2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14.4 17 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 11.5 13.7
4.6 5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.7
37% 44% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 26% 27%
 
9.8 7 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17 16.3 14.8
3.2 2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.4 4.6 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wycombe Wanderers have scored away.
  • Peterborough United have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in League One
  • Peterborough United have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in League One
  • Peterborough United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Peterborough United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 24 16 5 3 43 25 12 11 0 1 22 8 12 5 5 2 21 17 18 53
2 Ipswich Town 24 14 7 3 46 24 12 7 4 1 22 9 12 7 3 2 24 15 22 49
3 Sheffield Wednesday 24 14 7 3 40 18 12 7 4 1 25 11 12 7 3 2 15 7 22 49
4 Barnsley 22 12 4 6 30 18 11 7 1 3 17 10 11 5 3 3 13 8 12 40
5 Bolton Wanderers 22 10 6 6 26 19 12 7 3 2 16 8 10 3 3 4 10 11 7 36
6 Derby County 22 9 8 5 28 17 10 6 2 2 18 10 12 3 6 3 10 7 11 35
7 Peterborough United 23 11 2 10 39 28 11 8 1 2 24 6 12 3 1 8 15 22 11 35
8 Wycombe Wanderers 24 10 5 9 30 26 12 6 3 3 19 12 12 4 2 6 11 14 4 35
9 Port Vale 23 9 5 9 24 31 11 5 3 3 13 11 12 4 2 6 11 20 -7 32
10 Portsmouth 21 7 10 4 28 24 11 3 7 1 16 12 10 4 3 3 12 12 4 31
11 Exeter City 24 8 7 9 37 36 12 5 3 4 18 16 12 3 4 5 19 20 1 31
12 Bristol Rovers 24 8 7 9 38 41 12 4 4 4 19 21 12 4 3 5 19 20 -3 31
13 Oxford United 23 7 8 8 29 26 11 4 3 4 16 12 12 3 5 4 13 14 3 29
14 Shrewsbury Town 23 8 5 10 23 26 12 5 2 5 13 14 11 3 3 5 10 12 -3 29
15 Cheltenham Town 22 8 4 10 17 23 11 5 1 5 11 13 11 3 3 5 6 10 -6 28
16 Lincoln City 21 6 9 6 21 26 10 2 8 0 11 8 11 4 1 6 10 18 -5 27
17 Fleetwood Town 23 5 11 7 25 25 11 2 5 4 10 10 12 3 6 3 15 15 0 26
18 Charlton Athletic 23 5 10 8 33 34 12 4 5 3 22 16 11 1 5 5 11 18 -1 25
19 Cambridge United 22 7 3 12 21 33 12 5 2 5 11 14 10 2 1 7 10 19 -12 24
20 Accrington Stanley 22 5 7 10 21 34 11 2 5 4 14 18 11 3 2 6 7 16 -13 22
21 Burton Albion 24 5 7 12 32 45 12 3 4 5 14 19 12 2 3 7 18 26 -13 22
22 Milton Keynes Dons 23 6 3 14 22 33 12 2 2 8 10 20 11 4 1 6 12 13 -11 21
23 Forest Green Rovers 24 5 5 14 20 46 12 4 0 8 9 20 12 1 5 6 11 26 -26 20
24 Morecambe 23 3 9 11 19 34 11 2 5 4 9 15 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 18

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.