FootyMAD Oldham Athletic match preview

History of the Oldham Athletic v Port Vale fixture

Port Vale face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park at lunchtime on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 19 out of 29 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Sat 29 Mar	Oldham Ath.	1 - 1	Port Vale	LD2
2002/2003	Sat 12 Oct	Port Vale	1 - 1	Oldham Ath.	LD2
2001/2002	Tue 22 Jan	Port Vale	3 - 2	Oldham Ath.	LD2
2001/2002	Fri 21 Dec	Oldham Ath.	2 - 0	Port Vale	LD2
2000/2001	Sat 06 Jan	Port Vale	0 - 0	Oldham Ath.	LD2
2000/2001	Sat 12 Aug	Oldham Ath.	4 - 1	Port Vale	LD2
1996/1997	Sat 12 Apr	Port Vale	3 - 2	Oldham Ath.	LD1

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 9 conceded.

Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Ath.'s 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 23 points from 12 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Oldham Ath.	6	3	3	0	14	6	12
Port Vale	6	3	1	2	9	6	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Port Vale only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Boundary Park will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath.	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches.
Port Vale	4 games since last away draw.