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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 14 games played, Cobblers have recorded 4 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 28 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 23 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
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, 9 to 7.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Cobblers have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 10 matches. Northampton's 16 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Northampton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Oldham Ath.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |