Preview: Fleetwood Town vs Peterborough

Fleetwood host at the Highbury Stadium on Saturday, playing at home versus Peterborough.

Fleetwood Town currently hold the position of 21st in the League One table, where three points and a loss for Exeter City could bring them out of the relegation zone.

Their weekend rivals, Peterborough, are 4th in the table and hope to steal the points in aim of making the playoffs, or potentially winning the league.

22 points separate the sides, however due to multiple matches postponed across the season, Fleetwood possess two games in hand to be played against Port Vale and Bristol Rovers.

Similarly, Peterborough are also owed a match to play against Exeter.

The Cod Army have had a disappointing run of form, with three most recent losses, a win and a draw in League One.

However in all competitions, Fleetwood have lost their last five matches - posing troubles for Lee Johnson.

As discussed during our Flyde Football Podcast on Monday, Fleetwood have failed to score a goal in their last three matches, as well as conceding seven goals.

Therefore, Fleetwood may feel a greater sense of urgency to grab the points from Peterborough.

Darren Ferguson’s side have a form of one win, one draw, two wins and a loss - therefore his club should be able to give Fleetwood a great challenge in scoring, with some of the least goals conceded in the top half of the League One table.

After Fleetwood’s conceding mishaps against Northampton last weekend, it is evident that Fleetwood may need to change their defensive approach.

The fundamental threat that Fleetwood will face is from Jonson Clarke-Harris who remains as Peterborough’s third top goal scorer in the club’s history. Clarke Harris has scored seven goals (82 in total for the club) this season.