FootyMAD's Oldham Athletic match preview

Last updated : 23 September 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Gillingham fixture

Gillingham face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 11 out of 16 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 21 JanOldham Ath.2 - 0GillinghamLGE1
2005/2006Sat 17 SepGillingham0 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
1999/2000Sat 12 FebOldham Ath.1 - 3GillinghamLGE1
1999/2000Sat 04 SepGillingham2 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
1998/1999Sat 24 AprOldham Ath.1 - 4GillinghamLGE1
1998/1999Sat 14 NovOldham Ath.2 - 0GillinghamFAC
1998/1999Tue 10 NovGillingham2 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.

Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Gills have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches. Gillingham's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.6222888
Gillingham63129810

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Gillingham on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Oldham Ath.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath.Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
GillinghamWon each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.