FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient fixture

Oldham Athletic prepare to entertain Leyton Orient at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Latics are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 3 of the 29 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was less than a year ago, in March 2012, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Latics in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 27 Mar Oldham Ath. 0-1 Leyton Orient League One
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep Leyton Orient 1 - 3 Oldham Ath. League One
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Oldham Ath. 1 - 1 Leyton Orient League One
2009/2010 Tue 09 Mar Oldham Ath. 2 - 0 Leyton Orient League One
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Leyton Orient 1 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2008/2009 Sat 28 Mar Leyton Orient 2 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Leyton Orient's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the O's have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Athletic find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 11 matches.

Leyton Orient's 16 points from 12 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
Oldham Athletic 6 2 2 2 7 5 8
Leyton Orient 6 3 0 3 4 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Boundary Park for the Latics and the Madmen are unable to see past Leyton Orient claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Leyton Orient Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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