FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons 09 Feb 2013

Last updated : 08 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons fixture

Oldham Athletic prepare to entertain Milton Keynes Dons at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 12 games played, Latics have recorded 6 wins, and Milton Keynes Dons have come away with 5 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was just last season, in October 2011, the Latics carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug Milton Keynes 2 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Milton Keynes 5 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2011/2012 Mon 10 Oct Oldham Ath. 2-1 Milton Keynes League One
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Oldham Ath. 1 - 2 Milton Keynes League One
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Milton Keynes 0 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Tue 13 Apr Milton Keynes 0 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Tue 29 Sep Oldham Ath. 2 - 1 Milton Keynes League One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Latics have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Milton Keynes Dons's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Oldham Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 27 points from their 30 games thus far.

Milton Keynes Dons's 43 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 2 0 4 8 12 6
Milton Keynes Dons 6 2 2 2 8 8 8

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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 Milton Keynes Dons claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic 13 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Milton Keynes Dons An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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