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Tranmere Rvs. face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 8 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | AM |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Latics have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 31 points from their 24 games played so far, Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 45 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Rovers could well see them head back from Boundary Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Won 7 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 14 . |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 11 games since last away draw. |