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Oldham Ath. prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 26 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was less than a year ago, in December 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 0-2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 3 | Hartlepool U. | AM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1970/1971 | Tue 30 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Mon 09 Nov | Hartlepool | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE2 |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 31 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool | LGE2 |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 04 Oct | Hartlepool | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Latics, with 8 goals against.
Hartlepool U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Pool's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Oldham Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 6 matches. Hartlepool U.'s 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Oldham Ath. are starting to turn Boundary Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | 5 games since last away draw. |