National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oldham Athletic or Accrington Stanley that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Oldham and Accrington Stanley.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Oldham, as the manager K. Curle led his troops to eliminate Tranmere Rovers, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Oldham's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Two League Two home games so far for Oldham Athletic, who are yet to win here at Boundary Park. Only 0 points so far. There's also a terrible streak running regardless of playing venue as Oldham have lost seven games in a row.
The Oldham Athletic fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Boundary Park: A 1-2 defeat against Colchester United. Midfielder Faysal Bettache was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.32 (out of ten) in that game. Bettache hit four key passes and had 59 successful passes (of 66 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bristol Rovers (0-1).Oldham are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Sutton United awaits in four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Oldham Athletic's 2 home games: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Rotherham United in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Accrington's mission in Carabao Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Accrington Stanley are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League One, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Toby Savin is eager to challenge this, with his 191 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's the second away game in a row for Accrington, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Crewe Alexandra in the League One last time out. Ross Sykes was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Sykes hit the woodwork once and won 11 of 14 duels.
Before that, Accrington secured a home win against Doncaster Rovers with the score 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Accrington Stanley now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Milton Keynes Dons is waiting in only four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Accrington Stanley has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Oldham Athletic victory, one draw and three Accrington Stanley wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Bahamboula 2 goals |   M. Butcher 2 goals |  M. Nottingham 1 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 21 | 36 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 22 | Salford City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 23 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
- Oldham Athletic
- Oldham Chronicle - (local newspaper)
- Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)