FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday 08 Mar 2011

Last updated : 07 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheffield Wednesday travel to take on Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 23 games.

The last time the two teams met at Oldham Athletic was back in April 2005, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Sheff. Wed. 0 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2004/2005 Sat 09 Apr Oldham Ath. 1-1 Sheff. Wed. League One
2004/2005 Mon 30 Aug Sheff. Wed. 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
2003/2004 Sat 17 Jan Oldham Ath. 1 - 0 Sheff. Wed. League Division Two
2003/2004 Sat 16 Aug Sheff. Wed. 2 - 2 Oldham Ath. League Division Two
2000/2001 Wed 27 Sep Sheff. Wed. 5 - 1 Oldham Ath. League Cup
2000/2001 Tue 19 Sep Oldham Ath. 1 - 3 Sheff. Wed. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Latics have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Sheffield Wednesday is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Owls have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Athletic's 46 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Sheffield Wednesday find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 32 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 0 2 4 0 10 2
Sheffield Wednesday 6 1 1 4 4 12 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Sheffield Wednesday No sequences of note

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