Cheltenham v Peterborough

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The equation is very straightforward for Tuesday night's hosts, Cheltenham Town, with just two games remaining The Robins must win both matches if they are to stand any chance of avoiding the drop down to League Two, while Peterborough United must win both of their last two games of this League One season if The Posh are to overtake second placed Derby County into the last remaining automatic promotion spot.

Cheltenham Town reverted to their old losing ways on the weekend when the west country outfit were handed a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to play-off candidates Lincoln City at their Completely-Suzuki Stadium but although the hosts hold home advantage once again on Tuesday night, Cheltenham have spiraled out of control in recent months.

The Robins have managed to collect just two wins from their last 13 matches overall in the English third tier which came in the shape of wins against Fleetwood Town and Burton Albion but the hosts have also slipped to eight defeats in the process as well.

Five of these eight defeats have been inflicted upon Cheltenham Town on home soil with losses incurred at the hands of Charlton Athletic, Exeter City, Carlisle United, Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City respectively, so there appears to be little hope for The Robins in this upcoming clash.

By contrast, Peterborough United registered a second win on the trot on the weekend by virtue of a 2-0 win away from home at Bristol Rovers which followed a previous comprehensive 4-1 rout of Fleetwood Town on home soil which have just about kept Peterborough in the hunt for possible automatic promotion.

The Posh know they must win both of their remaining two games this season to have a chance of achieving this and recent results suggest the visitors perhaps look the most likely for the three points here on Tuesday night at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium as Darren Ferguson's side have collected no fewer than nine wins out of their last 12 league matches.

Within this impressive sequence of results, Peterborough United have registered four wins on the road with victories achieved at Cambridge United, Burton Albion, Leyton Orient and Bristol Rovers respectively so the momentum looks to be fairly and squarely on the side of the visitors for this upcoming midweek encounter.

In addition, Peterborough United have won four out of their last five away games in League One as well.

Cheltenham Town v Peterborough United Verdict

Peterborough United inflicted a heavy 3-0 win at home in their earlier corresponding fixture against Cheltenham Town all the way back in mid-September and it's the visitors that look to hold all the aces ahead of this upcoming clash on Tuesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Peterborough Utd win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Peterborough Utd win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.50

Correct Score: Peterborough Utd 1-0 @ 9.00