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Preston North End FC
Ian Lindsay
Oldham Athletic AFC
Antoine Thevenon
League Round 12
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 2 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 3 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 5 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 1st Division | | 5 | - | 2 | | | 6 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 6 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 5 | - | 1 | | | 7 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 7 | - | 2 | - | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 7 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 30 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - (n) | 3 | | | 8 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 33 | 13 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 33 | 34 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 39 | 13 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 39 | 34 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 12 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 40 | 4 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| 40 | 21 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 41 | 13 | 1st Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 41 | 34 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 13 | - | 5 | - | 1 |
| 45 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 5 | - | 1 |
| 45 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 1 |
| 52 | 4 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 6 | - | 1 |
| 52 | 26 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 6 | - | 1 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Preston North End FC are the defending1st division champions.
• Oldham Athletic AFC finished 3rd in the 2nd division last season and were promoted.
Preston North End FC
• Ibrahim Aggrey (II/15 Df) is sidelined with a head injury suffered in match 21 against Southend United.
• Geovanny Arley (III/13 Fw) is in line to make his 75th appearance for Preston North End FC (currently at 73).
• Kazuo Kawashima (I/11 Mf) is set to make his 35th appearance for Preston North End FC (currently at 33).
• Walter Hamisu (II/15 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for Preston North End FC (currently at 33).
Oldham Athletic AFC
• Oldham Athletic AFC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Head To Head Meetings
• Preston North End FC and Oldham Athletic AFC have met 22 times with 15 of those occurring in the League.
• Preston North End FC have won 15, lost 1 and drawn 6 of 22 matches against Oldham Athletic AFC.
• Preston North End FC has a 12 game unbeaten streak against the Latics.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Preston North End FC | Position | Oldham Athletic AFC |
| 18 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 17 |
| 18 ✓ | Sweeper | 16 |
| 40 | Defenders | ✓ 42 |
| 28 | Midfielders | ✓ 37 |
| 62 ✓ | Forwards | 43 |
| 20 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 8 |
🅾 PREDICTION: PNE 1 – 0 OLA (PNE to win)
🏠 Home: Preston North End FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forwards are the decisive area — Preston North End (62) vastly outgun Oldham Athletic's defence (42), giving PNE a clear attacking edge in the final third.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Onel Rönnlund (GK, TL:18) — PNE | Timothy James (GK, TL:17) — OLA
🎯 VERDICT: Preston North End FC should take this narrow victory, backed by a dominant forward line (62) and home advantage that adds a further 9 points to their attacking threat. Oldham Athletic's midfield (37) outpaces Preston's (28), but they simply lack the firepower up front (43) to trouble a well-organised PNE backline anchored by Ludwig Süle. Onel Rönnlund's solidity in goal should be enough to preserve the clean sheet and see Preston home 1-0.
RAY'S TAKE
PNE 1 - 0 OLA
Preston are at home and they'll make it count — that groundsman's done his job and Deepdale will be a fortress tonight. Oldham's attack looks toothless against a backline marshalled by Hamisu, who'll eat their forwards alive. One goal, clean sheet, job done.
MARCUS'S TAKE
PNE 1 - 0 OLA
Preston's groundsman has done them a quiet favour there — that extra yard of pace in the final third will suit their forwards nicely, and Oldham simply don't have the attacking weight to punish them on the counter. Arley against that Oldham backline looks like a mismatch I'd back all week.
