This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hereford United and Oldham Athletic at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th January 2009 in the League One.
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Hereford Utd. play host to Oldham Athletic at Edgar Street on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Bulls have drawn one game and lost the other.
The last time the two teams met at Hereford Utd. was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1976, when they played out a goalless draw in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 12 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 16 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 5 | Hereford Utd. | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 20 Nov | Hereford Utd. | 0-0 | Oldham Ath. | CHMP |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 23 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 10 Nov | Hereford Utd. | 3 - 4 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 14 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Hereford United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Oldham Ath. however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Latics, and 6 goals against.
Hereford Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 17 points from their 23 games thus far. Oldham Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 45 points from 25 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Bulls at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Latics come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hereford Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Oldham Ath. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |
