FM Preview: Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic 09 Mar 2013

Last updated : 08 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic fixture

Oldham Athletic face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Prenton Park was just last season, in October 2011, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 10 Nov Oldham Ath. 0 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Oldham Ath. 1 - 0 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Tranmere Rvs. 1-0 Oldham Ath. League One
2010/2011 Mon 28 Mar Oldham Ath. 0 - 0 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Tranmere Rvs. 1 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb Tranmere Rvs. 0 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Wed 20 Jan Oldham Ath. 0 - 0 Tranmere Rvs. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.

Oldham Athletic have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Latics's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Tranmere Rovers's total of 60 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Oldham Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 36 points from their 34 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tranmere Rovers 6 1 1 4 8 10 4
Oldham Athletic 6 3 1 2 9 9 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Oldham Athletic only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Prenton Park will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tranmere Rovers Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Oldham Athletic 6 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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