FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield 19 Nov 2011

Last updated : 18 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield fixture

Oldham Athletic play host to Chesterfield at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 29 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Oldham Athletic was just over four years ago, in May 2007, the Latics carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2006/2007 Sat 05 May Oldham Ath. 1-0 Chesterfield League One
2006/2007 Sat 09 Dec Chesterfield 2 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2006/2007 Wed 01 Nov Oldham Ath. 0 - 1 Chesterfield (Associate Members)
2005/2006 Sat 17 Dec Chesterfield 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2005/2006 Sat 20 Aug Oldham Ath. 4 - 1 Chesterfield League One
2004/2005 Sat 30 Apr Chesterfield 1 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2004/2005 Tue 07 Dec Oldham Ath. 4 - 1 Chesterfield League One

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 7 conceded.

Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Oldham Athletic see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 22 points from their 17 games played so far,

Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 13 points from their 17 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 3 2 1 14 10 11
Chesterfield 6 1 2 3 11 14 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Chesterfield is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Latics in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Chesterfield Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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