FootyMAD's Oldham Athletic match preview

Last updated : 22 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham T. face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, the Latics carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 26 AprOldham Ath.2 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE1
2007/2008Sat 06 OctCheltenham T.1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2006/2007Sat 14 AprOldham Ath.0 - 2Cheltenham T.LGE1
2006/2007Sat 04 NovCheltenham T.1 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE1
2002/2003Sat 12 AprCheltenham T.1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2002/2003Sat 07 DecOldham Ath.1 - 2Cheltenham T.FAC
2002/2003Sat 23 NovOldham Ath.0 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Latics, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Oldham Ath., Cheltenham T. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 6 points from the 2 games they have played so far. Cheltenham T.'s 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.641112713
Cheltenham T.63039109

FootyMad's prediction ...

Robins are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Oldham Ath.. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath. Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Cheltenham T. 6 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.