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Oldham Ath. prepare to entertain Southend United at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 6 of the 14 previous games, with the Latics winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was less than a year ago, in April 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1-1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 04 Sep | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Southend Utd. is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Shrimpers have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 43 matches. Southend Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 39 points from their 43 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Latics's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southend Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Southend Utd. | Lost each of the previous 9 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |