The game between Oldham Athletic and Colchester United in the League One on Saturday, 21st November 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Colchester U. 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, U's have recorded 3 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 March 2009, with Colchester U. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the U's, and 5 goals against.
Oldham Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 20 points from their 16 games played so far, Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 29 points from 16 games.
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Colchester U. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | No sequences of note |
