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Walsall face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 19 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 5 - 3 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Walsall however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 31 points from their 17 games so far. Walsall's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Saddlers to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Walsall take away one point. 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 3 . |
| Walsall | Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |