FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Coventry City 29 Sep 2012

Last updated : 28 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Coventry City fixture

Oldham Athletic play host to Coventry City at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Latics are clearly on top, having won 5 and lost only 2 of the 9 games.

The last time the two teams met at Oldham Athletic was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1993, with Oldham Athletic running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1993/1994 Sat 18 Dec Coventry City 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. Premiership
1993/1994 Tue 26 Oct Oldham Ath. 2-0 Coventry City League Cup
1993/1994 Tue 24 Aug Oldham Ath. 3 - 3 Coventry City Premiership
1992/1993 Sat 23 Jan Coventry City 3 - 0 Oldham Ath. Premier League
1992/1993 Sat 05 Sep Oldham Ath. 0 - 1 Coventry City Premier League
1991/1992 Sat 21 Mar Coventry City 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. First Division
1991/1992 Tue 03 Sep Oldham Ath. 2 - 1 Coventry City First Division

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Latics's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Coventry City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Athletic are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 7 matches.

Coventry City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 3 points from their 8 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 1 2 3 5 7 5
Coventry City 6 0 1 5 4 16 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Latics to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Coventry City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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