|
Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 4 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Boundary Park was more than three years back, in January 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 29 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 27 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 31 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 5 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1969/1970 | Tue 21 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Latics, with 6 goals against.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Railwaymen have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath.'s total of 32 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Crewe Alex.'s 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Oldham Ath. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Crewe Alex. | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |