|
Swindon Town 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 3 of the 15 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2003, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Latics in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 16 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Swindon Town | 0 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 28 matches. Swindon Town's 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Swindon Town 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. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |