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Swansea City face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 12 occassions, and draw 9, from the 23 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 06 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 21 Sep | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Latics have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Swansea City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Swans, and 9 goals against.
Oldham Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Swansea City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Swans of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Boundary Park with Swansea City coasting to victory. Away win
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| Oldham Ath. | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |