FM Preview: Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic 16 Aug 2011

Last updated : 15 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic fixture

Oldham Athletic face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Latics have recorded 2 wins, and Scunthorpe United have come away with 9 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2010, the Iron carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 10 Aug Scunthorpe U. 2 - 1 Oldham Ath. League Cup
2008/2009 Tue 27 Jan Scunthorpe U. 2 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2008/2009 Tue 28 Oct Oldham Ath. 3 - 0 Scunthorpe U. League One
2006/2007 Sat 13 Jan Scunthorpe U. 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2006/2007 Sat 09 Sep Oldham Ath. 1 - 0 Scunthorpe U. League One
2005/2006 Sat 06 May Oldham Ath. 1 - 1 Scunthorpe U. League One
2005/2006 Sat 29 Oct Scunthorpe U. 4 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One

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

Recent respective form guides

Scunthorpe United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Iron have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Oldham Athletic's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Scunthorpe United see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 2 points from their 2 games played so far,

Oldham Athletic find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Scunthorpe United 6 1 3 2 7 10 6
Oldham Athletic 6 1 2 3 6 9 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Oldham Athletic are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Glanford Park Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Scunthorpe United Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Oldham Athletic 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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