Peterborough United vs Tottenham Hotspur U21 Match Analysis and Prediction

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Peterborough United will be looking to end their six-game losing run across all competitions when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur U21 to the London Road Stadium for Tuesday’s EFL Trophy southern Section Group D contest.

Both sides lost their opening matches in the group, with the hosts losing 2-1 to Stevenage while Tottenham suffered defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on penalties.

After winning five of their opening six matches of the new season then enduring a six-game run without so much as a draw, Grant McCann would have taken positives from his side’s most recent defeat to Bolton Wanderers, where they narrowly lost 1-0.

Peterborough will not be afforded any recess during the international break either, as they look to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat to Stevenage in their opening EFL Trophy game, which has left them bottom of their group after one match.

Posh were absent from last year’s EFL Trophy due to their participation in the Championship, but have reached the quarter-finals in three of the last four competitions in which they have been present, and have not been eliminated in the group stage since 2016-17.

Meanwhile, Tottenham have also failed to stamp their authority in the early stages of the season and are still searching for their first victory in Premier League 2 and EFL Trophy action this season.

Spurs have gone six matches in the Premier League 2 without a win, drawing three of their first four and losing two to Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers, conceding three goals in each of those back-to-back defeats.

Tottenham U21 made it to the second round of the EFL Trophy in 2018-19 before losing 3-0 to Oxford United, and they have since suffered three successive group-stage eliminations, but victory over Peterborough in their first meeting could act as the catalyst for their improved fortunes.

Peterborough United vs Tottenham Hotspur U21 head to head

These two teams have not previously met on any competition and this will be their first meeting in the EFL Trophy.

Peterborough United latest home form

Peterborough United have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost each of their two most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Fleetwood Town in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded three.

Peterborough United 3-0 Morecambe 06/08/22

Peterborough United 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday 16/08/22

Peterborough United 4-0 Lincoln City 20/08/22

Peterborough United 1-2 Stevenage 30/08/22

Peterborough United 0-1 Fleetwood Town 13/09/22

Peterborough United latest away form

Peterborough United have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Bolton Wanderers in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded eight.

Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Peterborough United 13/08/22

Stevenage 1-0 Peterborough United 23/08/22

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough United 27/08/22

Portsmouth 2-1 Peterborough United 03/09/22

Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Peterborough United 17/09/22

Tottenham Hotspur U21 latest home form

Tottenham Hotspur have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their seven most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Blackburn Rovers U21 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded 12.

Tottenham Hotspur U21 3-1 Sunderland U21 11/04/16

Tottenham Hotspur U21 2-3 Manchester United U21 19/04/16

Tottenham Hotspur U21 0-2 Everton U21 12/08/22

Tottenham Hotspur U21 3-3 Liverpool U21 26/08/22

Tottenham Hotspur U21 1-3 Blackburn Rovers U21 17/09/22

Tottenham Hotspur U21 latest away form

Tottenham Hotspur have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their six most recent matches. They lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace U21 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded eight.

Oxford United 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 26/10/21

Leicester City U21 2-2 Tottanham Hotspur U21 08/08/21

Manchester City U21 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 21/08/22

Wycombe Wanderers (P)0-0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 30/08/22

Crystal Palace U21 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 03/09/22

Peterborough United news

Peterborough defender Ronnie Edwards will not be available this week following his call-up to England’s U21 team, while striker Joe Taylor will represent Wales’ U21.

Irish midfielder Jack Taylor and Finnish goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom are reportedly on standby for their respective national teams, while Frankie Kent will deputise for Edwards in the flanks.

Tottenham Hotspur U21 news

Tottenham right-back Kallum Cesay has been called up to the senior Sierra Leone squad for September’s matches, while Tyrell Ashcroft came off injured in Saturday’s defeat to Blackburn.

Brooklyn Lyons-Foster and Alfie Dorrington could therefore be forced to deputise in the full-back areas, while Aaron Maguire and Matthew Craig are also on international duty.

Prediction and Odds

Neither of the sides are on top of their game at the moment and have both lost players to international duty, so fireworks are unlikely to fly at the London Road Stadium.

However, attacking the wide areas should lead to significant success for Peterborough, with Tottemham particularly light in that area.

Odds: 1 2.21 X 2.02 2 2.30