It's still early in the League Two season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Bolton Wanderers - Oldham Athletic preview!
Bolton Wanderers and Oldham Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Three League Two home games done for Bolton Wanderers, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
The spoils were shared in Wanderers's previous game, also at home. Visiting Grimsby Town (placed 23rd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Shrewsbury Town (1-2).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wanderers as they are travelling to their away game against Barrow in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.
Wanderers has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 0 goals from 3 games. Bolton Wanderers have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
The League Two season is young and Oldham Athletic, who have the most conceded goals (13) in League Two, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Oldham in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Morecambe, 2-3. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Trophy.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Carlisle United in just three days.
It's early days yet, but Oldham Athletic has scored 3 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Bolton Wanderers, zero draws and one win for Oldham Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  C. McAleny 5 goals |   N. Delfouneso 1 goals |  E. Doyle 1 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Oldham Athletic missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Oldham Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 30 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 18 | 57 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 44% |
- All of Oldham Athletic's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Bolton Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bolton Wanderers have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Bolton Wanderers have yet to win a game at home.
- Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (13) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Oldham Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Bolton Wanderers.
- Oldham Athletic have yet to win a game.
- Oldham Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Bolton Wanderers | Last season | Oldham Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 19 | 37 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Drew | D | 7 | 14 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 44 | ||
| 66 | 23 | Conceded | C | 36 | 57 | ||
| 82% | 76% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 78% | ||
| 44% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 54% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 30% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 44% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 57% | ||
| 26% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 19% | ||
| 47% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 356 | 208 | Total Shots | T S | 218 | 508 | ||
| 104 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 66 | 158 | ||
| 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Morecambe | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Barrow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 1 |