Home comforts should help Peterborough United enjoy a successful end to the season
Home form will be vital for Peterborough United if they are to enjoy a successful end to the League One season.
Remarkably a play-off finish is still within touching distance for an 11th-placed injury-ravaged side who have lost 17 of their 33 League One games. The gap to Huddersfield Town, who occupy the final play-off place, is just five points.
Posh now have 13 games to play this season and seven of them are at the Weston Homes Stadium starting with the visit of Exeter City on Saturday. Six of the seven matches are against teams who are in the bottom half of the League One table.
The exception is a visit from current League One leaders Cardiff City on Easter Monday (April 6), but Posh have beaten them once already this season, 1-0 in an FA Cup tie in the first game of Luke Williams’ managerial reign. Harry Leonard scored the only goal of that game in the first-half.
The other teams yet to visit Posh are bottom club Port Vale, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town, Burton Albion and Doncaster Rovers. Grant McCann’s Doncaster team are at London Road on May 2, the final day of the League One season.
Posh have won seven and lost seven of their 16 home matches in League One.
The remaining away games look tougher, starting with a trip to local rivals Northampton Town, who are now back in the bottom four, on February 28. Posh also travel to Leyton Orient, AFC Wimbledon, Luton Town, Blackpool and Stockport County.