FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Brentford 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, the Latics carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Oldham Ath. 2-1 Brentford League One
2010/2011 Sat 09 Oct Brentford 1 - 3 Oldham Ath. League One
2009/2010 Tue 30 Mar Oldham Ath. 2 - 3 Brentford League One
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Brentford 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2006/2007 Sun 25 Mar Brentford 2 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2006/2007 Sat 28 Oct Oldham Ath. 3 - 0 Brentford League One
2005/2006 Tue 13 Dec Brentford 1 - 0 Oldham Ath. F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Brentford's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Oldham Athletic's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Brentford lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 16 from their 9 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 3 2 1 9 7 11
Brentford 6 2 2 2 7 9 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Bees out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Oldham Athletic. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Brentford Undefeated in last 4 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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