For the first time in two weeks, Wycombe Wanderers will play a domestic fixture, and it will be against one of the promotion favourites in League One.

The Chairboys are on a good run of form with eight wins from their last 12 in all competitions, whilst their opponents have only lost three times in the league all season.

So what can we expect when Wycombe travel to Peterborough United this weekend?

Lowdown on Wanderers

Wycombe have improved massively since August as they have only been defeated twice in the league since August.

This led manager Matt Bloomfield to be nominated for the League One Manager of the Month award for September, but he would lose out to former Wanderers teammate John Mousinho, who is in charge of high-flying Portsmouth.

They will also go into their trip at London Road on October 21 full of confidence as they are currently unbeaten in their last three against the Posh, with the trio of successful results all coming last season.

A 3-1 victory at Adams Park in October 2022, was followed by a 3-0 away win on New Year's Day, with an EFL Trophy draw (which Wanderers would win on penalties 4-3), sandwiched in between.

The league triumphs made it only the third time the Chairboys had done the double over the Posh, as they have only lost two of the seven against the Cambridgeshire-based team.

Lowdown on Peterborough

The Posh are desperate for promotion after their shock play-off semi-final defeat in May, when they became the first team in history to concede a 4-0 aggregate lead against eventual winners, Sheffield Wednesday.

They have begun the 2023/24 season in fine form as they currently sit in fourth place, winning six of their 12 league games so far.

Additionally, they are unbeaten in their last six league matches with their most previous defeat being against Portsmouth at the start of September.

They will no doubt want revenge over Wycombe following the two losses last year, and it’s important to note that Darren Ferguson’s record against Wanderers is quite impressive.

Out of the nine games he has taken charge versus the Chairboys in his career, he has won four, drawn four, and lost one.

Head-2-Head record

Games: 31

Wycombe Wanderers wins: 12

Draws: Eight

Peterborough United wins: 11

Last five meetings

2022/23 season: Peterborough United 0-3 Wycombe Wanderers

2022/23 season: Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough United (EFL Trophy, Wanderers win 4-3 on penalties)

2022/23: Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Peterborough United

2019/20: Peterborough United 4-0 Wycombe Wanderers

2019/20: Wycombe Wanderers 3-3 Peterborough United

Miscellaneous

  • The referee for the match will be Andrew Kitchen
  • He has taken charge of two Wycombe games in his career, with Wanderers failing to win on both occasions
  • The first was the 3-3 draw at Fleetwood Town in October 2011, and the second was the 1-0 away defeat against Morecambe back in April
  • He has so far taken charge of eight games this campaign, showing 22 yellow cards and one red
  • In fact, the last two matches he has officiated have had 15 goals
  • The assistants are Jonathan Hunt and James Wilson whilst the fourth official is Aaron Bannister
  • There has never been a goalless draw in this fixture
  • Out of the 31 fixtures between both teams, three or more goals have been scored in 15 of those matches