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Chesterfield face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 16 occassions, and draw 7, from the 25 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Chesterfield | 4 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 18 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Latics, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Oldham Ath., Chesterfield are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Spireites have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches. Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 30 from their 19 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |