This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Oldham Athletic and Bury at 15:00 on 5th November 2011 in the League One.

Footymad preview History of the Oldham Athletic v Bury fixture

Bury travel to take on Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Shakers have recorded 4 wins, and Oldham Athletic have come away with 8 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Oldham Athletic was more than a decade ago, in September 2001, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a League Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2003/2004 Mon 03 Nov Bury 2 - 1 Oldham Ath. (Associate Members)
2001/2002 Tue 05 Mar Bury 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League Division Two
2001/2002 Tue 25 Sep Oldham Ath. 4-0 Bury League Division Two
2000/2001 Sat 31 Mar Oldham Ath. 1 - 1 Bury League Division Two
2000/2001 Sat 16 Dec Bury 1 - 1 Oldham Ath. League Division Two
1999/2000 Sat 04 Mar Bury 2 - 2 Oldham Ath. League Division Two
1999/2000 Sat 11 Sep Oldham Ath. 2 - 0 Bury League Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Oldham Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 5 conceded.

Bury have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Shakers have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oldham Athletic see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 22 points from their 16 games played so far,

Bury find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 16 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oldham Athletic 6 3 2 1 11 8 11
Bury 6 3 1 2 10 7 10

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Bury on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Oldham Athletic. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oldham Athletic 4 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Bury 8 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here