FootyMAD's Oldham Athletic match preview

Last updated : 12 September 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons fixture

Milton Keynes pack their bags to visit Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 4 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 3.

The previous match played between the two at Boundary Park was within the last three years, in April 2006, with Milton Keynes inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 08 AprOldham Ath.1 - 2Milton KeynesLGE1
2005/2006Mon 02 JanMilton Keynes0 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2004/2005Sat 02 AprMilton Keynes1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2004/2005Sat 28 AugOldham Ath.3 - 0Milton KeynesLGE1
1993/1994Tue 26 AprWimbledon3 - 0Oldham Ath.PREM
1993/1994Sat 28 AugOldham Ath.1 - 1WimbledonPREM
1992/1993Sat 03 AprOldham Ath.6 - 2WimbledonPREM

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Latics have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 6.

Milton Keynes's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Oldham Ath. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 5 games giving them a return of 13 points. Milton Keynes's total of 9 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.632110611
Milton Keynes640210512

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the The Dons to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Milton Keynes take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath. Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Milton Keynes 12 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.