FootyMAD's Oldham Athletic match preview

Last updated : 10 December 2004 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield pack their bags to visit Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Terriers have recorded 4 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 6 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Boundary Park was within the last three years, in September 2002, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 03 MayHuddersfield1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2002/2003Sat 28 SepOldham Ath.4 - 0HuddersfieldLGE1
2001/2002Mon 01 AprHuddersfield0 - 0Oldham Ath.LGE1
2001/2002Sat 03 NovOldham Ath.1 - 1HuddersfieldLGE1
2000/2001Tue 05 SepHuddersfield0 - 2Oldham Ath.LC
2000/2001Tue 22 AugOldham Ath.1 - 0HuddersfieldLC
1996/1997Sat 25 JanOldham Ath.1 - 2HuddersfieldCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Latics, with 8 goals against.

Huddersfield have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Terriers have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 20 matches. Huddersfield's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.660018518
Huddersfield61238135

FootyMad's prediction ...

Huddersfield have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Oldham Ath. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath. Won 5 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 6 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Huddersfield No sequences of note