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Bristol Rvs. travel to take on Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pirates will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at Oldham Ath. was back in April 2001, over five years ago, the Latics carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 4 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Pirates have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Pirates, and 4 goals against.
Oldham Ath.'s 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 2 points from their 2 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol Rvs. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Oldham Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Bristol Rvs. | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |