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Oldham Ath. pack their bags to visit Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Latics have recorded 8 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Spotland was within the last three years, in August 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 Aug | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGEC |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 16 Feb | Rochdale | 1 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 13 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
| 1972/1973 | Fri 20 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 23 Dec | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 01 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 18 Sep | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Oldham Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rochdale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 17 matches. Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 28 from their 17 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Latics has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Rochdale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Oldham Ath. | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |