Tranmere prepare to entertain Oldham Athletic at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 27 games played, Rovers have recorded 13 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Prenton Park was less than a year ago, in January 2003, with Oldham Ath. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rovers in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Tranmere | 1-2 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere | LD2 |
2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Tranmere | LD2 |
2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere | AM |
2001/2002 | Sat 01 Sep | Tranmere | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
1996/1997 | Tue 04 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 2 | Tranmere | LD1 |
1996/1997 | Fri 15 Nov | Tranmere | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Oldham Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Tranmere are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 11 points from their 13 games thus far. Oldham Ath.'s 20 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Tranmere | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Prenton Park for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Oldham Ath. claiming victory in a close match.
Sequence statistics: | |
Tranmere | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Oldham Ath. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |