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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 16 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 less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Swindon Town | 2 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 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. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath.'s 28 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Swindon Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 17 points from their 20 games thus 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 | 6 | 11 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
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 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Swindon Town | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |