FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United 26 Feb 2011

Last updated : 25 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United fixture

Peterborough 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 15 games played, Posh have recorded 5 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 7 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2009, with Peterborough inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 11 SepPeterborough5 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE1
2008/2009Sat 04 AprOldham Ath.1 - 2PeterboroughLGE1
2008/2009Sat 13 DecPeterborough2 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE1
2004/2005Sat 22 JanPeterborough1 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE1
2004/2005Tue 28 DecOldham Ath.2 - 1PeterboroughLGE1
2003/2004Sat 10 AprOldham Ath.1 - 1PeterboroughLGE1
2003/2004Sat 04 OctPeterborough2 - 2Oldham Ath.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Peterborough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Posh have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 46 points from their 32 games so far. Peterborough are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 50 points from 31 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oldham Ath.6132536
Peterborough6321161211

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Peterborough 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 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Peterborough 6 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.