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Oldham Ath. prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Boundary Park on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 31 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was less than a year ago, in January 2009, the Latics carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 12 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 2-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 4 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 31 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Hartlepool U.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Oldham Ath.'s 6 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Hartlepool U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Boundary Park for the Latics and the Madmen are unable to see past Hartlepool U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Hartlepool U. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |