FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United 05 May 2012

Last updated : 04 May 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United fixture

Oldham Athletic prepare to entertain Carlisle United at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Latics are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 8 of the 37 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in an League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 29 Oct Carlisle Utd. 3 - 3 Oldham Ath. League One
2011/2012 Tue 09 Aug Oldham Ath. 1-1 Carlisle Utd. League Cup
2010/2011 Tue 15 Feb Oldham Ath. 0 - 1 Carlisle Utd. League One
2010/2011 Sat 29 Jan Carlisle Utd. 2 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Carlisle Utd. 1 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Oldham Ath. 2 - 0 Carlisle Utd. League One
2009/2010 Tue 11 Aug Carlisle Utd. 1 - 0 Oldham Ath. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Latics have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.

Carlisle United's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Cumbrians's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Oldham Athletic find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 45 matches.

Carlisle United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 69 from their 45 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 0 3 3 3 9 3
Carlisle United 6 1 2 3 6 6 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Latics at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Cumbrians come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Carlisle United Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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