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Swindon face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 2 of the 14 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Swindon | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Swindon | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 16 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Swindon | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Swindon | 0 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Swindon | 3 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Swindon | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 31 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 5 - 1 | Swindon | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Swindon is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 17 matches. Swindon's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| Swindon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
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. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Swindon | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. |