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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 18 and win only 4 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, the Latics carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Railwaymen have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Oldham Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 6 matches. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far,
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 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Boundary Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |