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Swindon Town face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Robins have recorded 4 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Feb | Swindon Town | 4 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Swindon Town | 3 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 26 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 7 conceded.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 15 goals for and 13 against.
Oldham Ath.'s total of 29 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League One. Swindon Town see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 24 points from their 19 games played so 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |