FootyMAD's Oldham Athletic match preview

Last updated : 26 September 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Terriers have recorded 6 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 8 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 29 MarOldham Ath.4 - 1HuddersfieldLGE1
2007/2008Sat 26 JanOldham Ath.0 - 1HuddersfieldFAC
2007/2008Sat 20 OctHuddersfield1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2006/2007Sat 07 AprOldham Ath.1 - 1HuddersfieldLGE1
2006/2007Sat 25 NovHuddersfield0 - 3Oldham Ath.LGE1
2005/2006Sat 28 JanHuddersfield3 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE1
2005/2006Sat 10 SepOldham Ath.0 - 3HuddersfieldLGE1

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 5 goals against.

Huddersfield have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Oldham Ath. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 7 games giving them a return of 17 points. Huddersfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.6231999
Huddersfield62049126

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Huddersfield not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Oldham Ath. will ease to victory over the Terriers. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath. Unbeaten in the last 10 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Huddersfield Last drawn game 7 outings ago.