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Oldham Ath. travel to take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 15 occasions, and draw 7, from the 24 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was back in August 2004, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the The Owls score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The away form of Oldham Ath. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Latics have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far, Oldham Ath.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Owls, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Oldham Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |