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Oldham Ath. pack their bags to visit Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 2 of the 19 games.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was within the last three years, in September 2000, with Sheff Wed annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | Sheff Wed | 5 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 3 | Sheff Wed | LC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Sheff Wed | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 24 Nov | Sheff Wed | 3 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 07 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Sheff Wed | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 17 Oct | Sheff Wed | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 28 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 0 | Sheff Wed | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Owls in those games, with 7 conceded.
Oldham Ath. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Sheff Wed lie just outside the playoff positions in the Natiowide League Division Two, picking up 3 points from their 1 games so far. Oldham Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff Wed | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 14 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Owls, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff Wed | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Oldham Ath. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |