FootyMAD's Oldham Athletic match preview

Last updated : 12 November 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Doncaster Rvs. face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 13 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Doncaster Rvs. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 15 JanOldham Ath.1 - 2Doncaster Rvs.LGE1
2004/2005Sat 18 SepDoncaster Rvs.1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
1966/1967Fri 10 MarDoncaster Rvs.1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
1966/1967Sat 18 FebOldham Ath.1 - 0Doncaster Rvs.LGE1
1962/1963Sat 16 MarOldham Ath.4 - 0Doncaster Rvs.LGE2
1962/1963Sat 27 OctDoncaster Rvs.1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE2
1961/1962Fri 30 MarDoncaster Rvs.0 - 0Oldham Ath.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Latics have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Oldham Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far, Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 16 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.61328106
Doncaster Rvs.640213612

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Doncaster Rvs. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Oldham Ath.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Doncaster Rvs. 9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.