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Notts. County travel to take on Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Oldham Ath. was back in November 2003, over five years ago, with Notts. County inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Latics in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Notts. County | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 2 | Notts. County | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Notts. County | 1 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Notts. County | 0 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 04 Dec | Notts. County | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Latics have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Notts. County however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Magpies have managed to tuck away 9 goals in this period, and concede just the 2.
Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 3 points from their 1 games so far. Notts. County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Notts. County are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Notts. County | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |