FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Exeter City 23 Nov 2010

Last updated : 22 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Grecians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 2 of the 11 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 06 MarExeter City1 - 1Oldham Ath.LGE1
2009/2010Sat 12 DecOldham Ath.2 - 0Exeter CityLGE1
1992/1993Wed 07 OctOldham Ath.0 - 0Exeter CityLGEC
1992/1993Tue 22 SepExeter City0 - 1Oldham Ath.LGEC
1970/1971Sat 19 DecExeter City0 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE2
1970/1971Sat 22 AugOldham Ath.2 - 1Exeter CityLGE2
1969/1970Sat 07 MarExeter City0 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 5 conceded.

Exeter City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Grecians have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 27 points from their 16 games so far. Exeter City's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.63129710
Exeter City63038119

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Grecians have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oldham Ath. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Exeter City 10 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 14 outings ago.