FootyMAD's Oldham Athletic match preview

Last updated : 19 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Oldham Athletic v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 5 of the 36 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Tue 16 MarOldham Ath.1 - 1BarnsleyLGE1
2003/2004Tue 16 SepBarnsley1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2002/2003Sat 05 AprOldham Ath.2 - 1BarnsleyLGE1
2002/2003Sat 30 NovBarnsley2 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE1
1996/1997Tue 15 AprBarnsley2 - 0Oldham Ath.CHMP
1996/1997Tue 14 JanBarnsley2 - 0Oldham Ath.FAC
1996/1997Sat 21 SepOldham Ath.0 - 1BarnsleyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Latics have scored 6, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 16 points from their 17 games thus far. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 17 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.63127710
Barnsley61147104

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath. Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Barnsley 8 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.