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Oldham Ath. are ready to welcome Colchester United to Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Latics are clearly on top, having won 8 and lost only 2 of the 15 games.
The previous match played between the two at Boundary Park was within the last three years, in March 2006, the Latics carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1-0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Oldham Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 58 points from 35 games. Colchester U.'s 47 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Colchester U. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Latics in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |