FM Preview: Bournemouth v Oldham Athletic 05 Mar 2011

Last updated : 04 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bournemouth v Oldham Athletic fixture

Oldham Athletic pack their bags to visit Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 15 occasions, and draw 7, from the 24 games played.

The previous match played between the two at Dean Court was more than three years back, in November 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Oldham Ath. 2 - 1 Bournemouth League One
2007/2008 Tue 11 Mar Oldham Ath. 2 - 0 Bournemouth League One
2007/2008 Sat 24 Nov Bournemouth 0 - 3 Oldham Ath. League One
2006/2007 Sat 24 Feb Oldham Ath. 1 - 2 Bournemouth League One
2006/2007 Sat 02 Sep Bournemouth 3 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2005/2006 Sat 11 Feb Bournemouth 0 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2005/2006 Sat 24 Sep Oldham Ath. 1 - 0 Bournemouth League One

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Recent respective form guides

Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 4 conceded.

Oldham Athletic have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.

Bournemouth are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League One, and have accumulated 58 points from the 33 games they have played so far.

Oldham Athletic's 46 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bournemouth 6 3 3 0 8 5 12
Oldham Athletic 6 0 3 3 1 8 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cherries, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bournemouth Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Oldham Athletic Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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