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Northampton 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, Cobblers have recorded 5 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, with Northampton 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 15 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 28 Jan | Northampton | 2 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Latics score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Cobblers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Oldham Ath.'s total of 50 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 28 matches.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |