FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United 26 Dec 2011

Last updated : 25 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United fixture

Oldham Athletic prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Boundary Park on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 22 wins out of 33 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was less than a year ago, in February 2011, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 01 Feb Oldham Ath. 4-0 Hartlepool U. League One
2010/2011 Sat 01 Jan Hartlepool U. 4 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Sat 02 Jan Hartlepool U. 2 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Fri 04 Sep Oldham Ath. 0 - 3 Hartlepool U. League One
2008/2009 Mon 12 Jan Oldham Ath. 2 - 1 Hartlepool U. League One
2008/2009 Sat 20 Sep Hartlepool U. 3 - 3 Oldham Ath. League One
2007/2008 Tue 04 Mar Oldham Ath. 0 - 1 Hartlepool U. League One

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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 14 goals for the Latics, with 6 goals against.

The Pools have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Oldham Athletic see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far,

Hartlepool United see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 2 3 1 5 4 9
Hartlepool United 6 1 0 5 3 6 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Oldham Athletic may be coming up against a decent side in Hartlepool United, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Latics. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic 11 games since last home draw.
Hartlepool United An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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