FM Preview: Exeter City v Oldham Athletic 01 Oct 2011

Last updated : 30 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Exeter City v Oldham Athletic fixture

Oldham Athletic face a trip to Exeter City at St James' Park 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 lose 8 and win only 3 of the 13 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with Exeter City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Fri 22 Apr Exeter City 2-0 Oldham Ath. League One
2010/2011 Tue 23 Nov Oldham Ath. 3 - 3 Exeter City League One
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Exeter City 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Oldham Ath. 2 - 0 Exeter City League One
1992/1993 Wed 07 Oct Oldham Ath. 0 - 0 Exeter City League Cup
1992/1993 Tue 22 Sep Exeter City 0 - 1 Oldham Ath. League Cup
1970/1971 Sat 19 Dec Exeter City 0 - 2 Oldham Ath. Fourth Division

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Recent respective form guides

Exeter City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Grecians have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Oldham Athletic's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Exeter City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 5 points from their 10 games thus far.

Oldham Athletic's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Exeter City 6 0 2 4 2 11 2
Oldham Athletic 6 2 2 2 7 9 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Oldham Athletic have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Exeter City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Exeter City Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Oldham Athletic 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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