FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town 15 Dec 2012

Last updated : 14 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town fixture

Oldham Athletic prepare to entertain Swindon Town at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, Latics have recorded 9 wins, and Swindon Town have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was two seasons ago, in January 2011, with Oldham Athletic running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Swindon Town 0 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2010/2011 Sat 08 Jan Oldham Ath. 2-0 Swindon Town League One
2009/2010 Tue 09 Feb Swindon Town 4 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Sat 22 Aug Oldham Ath. 2 - 2 Swindon Town League One
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Oldham Ath. 0 - 0 Swindon Town League One
2008/2009 Sat 25 Oct Swindon Town 2 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2007/2008 Sat 05 Apr Swindon Town 3 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 5 conceded.

Swindon Town's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Robins, and 8 goals against.

Oldham Athletic find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 21 matches.

Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 33 from their 21 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 4 0 2 9 7 12
Swindon Town 6 2 2 2 7 4 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

This is certainly an intriguing match for the Latics, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Swindon Town 8 games since last away draw.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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