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Oldham Ath. face a trip to Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Latics have recorded 4 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
In complete contrast to Colchester U., Oldham Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 59 points from 31 games. Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 28 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Latics are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Colchester U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Oldham Ath. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |