FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra 29 Dec 2012

Last updated : 28 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alexandra face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 4 of the 34 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boundary Park was just last season, in November 2011, with Oldham Athletic running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a (Associate Members) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 02 Oct Crewe Alex. 0 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One
2011/2012 Tue 08 Nov Oldham Ath. 3-1 Crewe Alex. (Associate Members)
2008/2009 Mon 13 Apr Oldham Ath. 1 - 1 Crewe Alex. League One
2008/2009 Fri 26 Dec Crewe Alex. 0 - 3 Oldham Ath. League One
2007/2008 Sat 03 May Crewe Alex. 1 - 4 Oldham Ath. League One
2007/2008 Sat 01 Dec Oldham Ath. 1 - 0 Crewe Alex. F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Sat 29 Sep Oldham Ath. 3 - 2 Crewe Alex. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Crewe Alexandra's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Railwaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Oldham Athletic find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 24 matches.

Crewe Alexandra's 33 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 2 0 4 7 10 6
Crewe Alexandra 6 3 1 2 8 5 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Railwaymen has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Oldham Athletic. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Crewe Alexandra Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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