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Oldham Ath. face a trip to Huddersfield Town at Galpharm Stadium 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 12 and win only 3 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Huddersfield running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 06 Apr | Huddersfield | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 01 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Huddersfield | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Huddersfield Town 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 11 goals for the Terriers, with 2 goals against.
Oldham Ath. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Huddersfield are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 49 points from 28 games. Oldham Ath.'s total of 44 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Huddersfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Latics, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Huddersfield | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Oldham Ath. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |