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Southampton travel to take on Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 2 of the 20 games.
The last time the two teams met at Oldham Ath. was well over fifteen years ago, back in February 1994, the Latics carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1993/1994 | Wed 30 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 05 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 08 May | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 31 Oct | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 25 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 05 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 31 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
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. The Latics's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Saints's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Oldham Ath.'s 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Southampton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 5 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |