FM Preview: Oldham Athletic v Portsmouth 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Portsmouth fixture

Portsmouth travel to take on Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pompey will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 3 of the 15 games.

The last time the two teams met at Oldham Athletic was well over fifteen years ago, back in November 1996, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Sep Portsmouth 0 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One
1996/1997 Sat 01 Feb Portsmouth 1 - 0 Oldham Ath. League Division One
1996/1997 Sat 09 Nov Oldham Ath. 0-0 Portsmouth League Division One
1995/1996 Sat 02 Dec Portsmouth 2 - 1 Oldham Ath. League Division One
1995/1996 Sat 07 Oct Oldham Ath. 1 - 1 Portsmouth League Division One
1994/1995 Sun 07 May Portsmouth 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League Division One
1994/1995 Sat 08 Oct Oldham Ath. 3 - 2 Portsmouth League Division One

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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, The Latics's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Pompey have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Oldham Athletic are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 32 matches.

Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 23 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 3 1 2 11 10 10
Portsmouth 6 0 2 4 5 11 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Pompey are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Oldham Athletic. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Portsmouth Not won in previous 11 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 20 most recent games.

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