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Barnsley face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 5 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, as the Latics edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Barnsley | 4 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 4 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 63 points from their 41 games so far. Barnsley's total of 63 points from their 41 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |