Morecambe perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Oldham Athletic can look both up and down from their 16th position.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (68) in League Two
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League Two match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Scunthorpe United, was also a home game here at Globe Arena. The away team is better rested.
The season is still full of potential for Morecambe as they can still win the whole League Two. Oldham are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Morecambe form and stats
11 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Morecambe have to build on here at Globe Arena in the League Two.
The Morecambe supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Scunthorpe United in League Two and win 4-1. Heartbreak before that as Morecambe lost 0-1 at Port Vale's place.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Morecambe handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and zero defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Morecambe as they are travelling to their away game against Grimsby Town in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Morecambe in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 20 league matches. On the other hand, Morecambe have conceded 23 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Oldham Athletic, who have the most conceded goals (68) in League Two, have produced an overall stat of 8-7-5 so far.
Oldham are travelling after their nice 5-2 home win in the League Two against Colchester United (placed 22nd). Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Crawley Town.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Oldham, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
We have checked recent matches where Oldham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were six victories, seven draws and five defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Oldham manager K. Curle as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Harrogate Town.
The travelling fans enjoy Oldham's attacking play in away games, having scored 34 goals in 20 league matches away. Oldham struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 31 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Oldham Athletic - Morecambe 2-3 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Morecambe won three games, one match ended with a draw and Oldham Athletic has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / threeTop Goalscorers
  C. McAleny 15 goals |   C. Gomes 13 goals |  D. Keillor-Dunn 10 goals |
Morecambe missing players
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| Morecambe | Oldham Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 58 | 32 | 12 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | 64 |
| 54 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | 68 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 90% |
| 78% | 75% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 80% |
| 59% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 65% | 63% |
| 29% | 35% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 35% | 37% |
| 7% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 25% | 29% |
| 66% | 65% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 70% | 68% |
| 20% | 25% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 10% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 30% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.3 | 12.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 78% | 71% | 92% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | 39% |
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oldham Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the fewest matches under the total-line (15) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (68) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the most matches over the total-line (26) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the most points from losing position (25) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 72 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 41 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 71 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 70 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 41 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 66 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 65 |
| 6 | Newport County | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 62 |
| 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 62 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 60 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 59 |
| 10 | Salford City | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 58 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 58 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -2 | 56 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 53 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 41 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 53 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 68 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 31 | -4 | 51 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 27 | -5 | 50 |
| 18 | Walsall | 41 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -5 | 49 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 51 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -12 | 47 |
| 20 | Barrow | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 51 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 46 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -6 | 46 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 41 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 59 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -20 | 41 |
| 23 | Southend United | 41 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 53 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -29 | 37 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -28 | 34 |