Peterborough United never win after falling behind, home attendances are down, but XG disciples say they are over-achieving!
Peterborough United picked up just their fifth point from a losing position of the League One season at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
Jimmy-Jay Morgan’s second-half equaliser earned Posh a 1-1 draw at Plough Lane. The Posh record is the worst in League One alongside Burton Albion.
Posh haven’t won a single League One game after falling behind. They have also come from behind to draw with Bradford City, Reading, Exeter City and Northampton Town.
Cardiff City have picked up the most points after falling behind with 19, just one better than Bolton Wanderers and Stevenage.
Posh have also lost the joint second most League One games after taking the lead. They have been beaten four times after scoring the first goal by Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City and Barnsley. Only Doncaster Rovers (6) have lost more games from winning positions.
Posh have won 15 games after taking the lead, the 12th best record in League One.
XG Posh have been over-achieving as far as disciples of XG are concerned.
Sporting Life FC released xGD rankings—expected goal difference – recently and caused a stir. The quality of chance created and given up is the basis for XG.
And Posh sit 16th in that League One table with a -3.93 rating. They are 12th in the real table.
Bolton Wanderers are miles clear in the xGD table with a staggering +25.89. Second are the real runaway leaders Lincoln with +16.20, followed by Cardiff City, Bradford City, Wycombe Wanderers and Stockport County.
Bottom are Blackpool on -23.67 with Cobblers (-22.20) just above them.
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The lowest League One game of the season at the Weston Homes Stadium watched Posh beat Rotherham 5-0 recently. The attendance was 6,112. The only other sub 7.000 attendance turned up to watch the Thursday night win over Stockport County.
The average Posh attendance this season is 8,504, the 16th highest in League One. Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City are both averaging over 20,000. The lowest average gate belongs to Burton Albion (3,905).
The average attendance at Posh matches last season was 9,151, which was the 12th highest in League One.