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Oldham Ath. face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Tuesday 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 16 and win only 7 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | AM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Rovers, with 5 goals against.
Oldham Ath. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Tranmere Rvs.'s 12 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Oldham Ath. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |