Betting preview: Oldham Athletic vs Barrow should be interesting

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 23.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Oldham Athletic are welcoming Barrow for another important game after their 2-2 result against 6th-placed Tranmere Rovers.

Insights:
  • Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (52) in League Two
  • Barrow has the fewest points (7) away in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Oldham nor Barrow as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

Oldham Athletic's results here at Boundary Park in the League Two have been very modest with 4 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Oldham bring valid hopes of a third.

Oldham Athletic drew their last game, 2-2 away at Tranmere Rovers (placed 6th). Heartbreak before that as Oldham Athletic lost 3-4 at Forest Green Rovers's place.

This is expected to be a close game, with Oldham Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Oldham Athletic as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Oldham has won six of these, drawn five and lost seven.

There will be little rest for Oldham Athletic after this match as they are travelling to Carlisle United for a League Two game in only four days.

The Oldham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Oldham defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Barrow form and stats

There's been little loot from Barrow's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 13 away games in the League Two. Barrow, who have the fewest points (7) away in League Two, only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 1 draw. It's looking increasingly bleak for Barrow who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Scunthorpe United was the last time a defeat was avoided. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Jolley, the Barrow manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Barrow in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Morecambe, 1-2. Prior to that match, the Barrow manager M. Jolley faced defeat when travelling to Salford City and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Barrow in our archives, and the results are: nine wins for Barrow, three draws and five defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Barrow now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Bolton Wanderers is waiting in only four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Barrow as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Barrow have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Oldham and Barrow have met before this season: Barrow - Oldham Athletic 3-4.

Top Goalscorers

Oldham AthleticC. McAleny
C. McAleny
12 goals
BarrowS. Quigley
S. Quigley
7 goals
OldhamD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
6 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Barrow missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Barrow
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 2 Played P 4 13 27
10 4 0 Won W 2 2 5
5 1 0 Drew D 0 1 8
13 9 2 Lost L 2 10 14
46 21 3 Scored S 6 12 32
52 26 5 Conceded C 4 19 39
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 54% 67%
71% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 41%
39% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 22%
32% 36% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 15%
75% 79% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 56%
4% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 8% 15%
25% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.1 11.8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 8.8 10.9
3.9 3.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.3 3.9
42% 42% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 28% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Barrow has the fewest points (7) away in League Two
  • Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Oldham Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (1) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (26) at home in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (52) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the most matches over the total-line (20) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the most points from losing position (22) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the most scored goals in the second half (30) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Oldham Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 30 15 7 8 47 28 15 8 5 2 22 12 15 7 2 6 25 16 19 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 27 13 9 5 37 26 13 6 5 2 18 13 14 7 4 3 19 13 11 48
3 Cheltenham Town 28 13 8 7 37 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 14 7 4 3 17 11 11 47
4 Morecambe 29 13 7 9 39 40 13 6 4 3 17 15 16 7 3 6 22 25 -1 46
5 Salford City 28 12 9 7 38 23 15 7 8 0 26 11 13 5 1 7 12 12 15 45
6 Tranmere Rovers 28 13 6 9 37 34 15 8 1 6 24 18 13 5 5 3 13 16 3 45
7 Newport County 27 12 8 7 37 29 13 8 3 2 17 12 14 4 5 5 20 17 8 44
8 Exeter City 27 11 10 6 49 34 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 3 8 2 20 18 15 43
9 Carlisle United 25 13 4 8 35 24 12 9 1 2 25 13 13 4 3 6 10 11 11 43
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 8 10 36 40 15 5 4 6 16 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -4 41
11 Leyton Orient 28 11 6 11 35 30 15 7 4 4 22 13 13 4 2 7 13 17 5 39
12 Crawley Town 27 10 8 9 37 35 14 6 4 4 21 15 13 4 4 5 16 20 2 38
13 Bradford City 27 10 7 10 31 31 13 5 4 4 14 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 0 37
14 Walsall 28 8 13 7 35 37 15 5 5 5 16 18 13 3 8 2 19 19 -2 37
15 Harrogate Town 29 10 6 13 33 37 13 3 4 6 10 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -4 36
16 Scunthorpe United 27 11 2 14 31 35 14 6 2 6 18 19 13 5 0 8 13 16 -4 35
17 Oldham Athletic 28 10 5 13 46 52 14 4 1 9 21 26 14 6 4 4 25 26 -6 35
18 Mansfield Town 28 7 13 8 37 39 14 2 6 6 18 23 14 5 7 2 19 16 -2 34
19 Port Vale 29 9 6 14 41 44 14 5 3 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 33
20 Colchester United 28 7 12 9 30 37 13 6 5 2 20 14 15 1 7 7 10 23 -7 33
21 Stevenage 30 7 12 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 15 3 6 6 11 19 -7 33
22 Southend United 29 6 6 17 18 45 15 4 1 10 13 23 14 2 5 7 5 22 -27 24
23 Barrow 27 5 8 14 32 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 13 2 1 10 12 19 -7 23
24 Grimsby Town 27 5 6 16 20 46 13 2 4 7 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 26 -26 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 30 15 7 8 47 28 15 8 5 2 22 12 15 7 2 6 25 16 19 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 27 13 9 5 37 26 13 6 5 2 18 13 14 7 4 3 19 13 11 48
3 Cheltenham Town 28 13 8 7 37 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 14 7 4 3 17 11 11 47
4 Morecambe 29 13 7 9 39 40 13 6 4 3 17 15 16 7 3 6 22 25 -1 46
5 Salford City 28 12 9 7 38 23 15 7 8 0 26 11 13 5 1 7 12 12 15 45
6 Tranmere Rovers 28 13 6 9 37 34 15 8 1 6 24 18 13 5 5 3 13 16 3 45
7 Newport County 27 12 8 7 37 29 13 8 3 2 17 12 14 4 5 5 20 17 8 44
8 Exeter City 27 11 10 6 49 34 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 3 8 2 20 18 15 43
9 Carlisle United 25 13 4 8 35 24 12 9 1 2 25 13 13 4 3 6 10 11 11 43
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 8 10 36 40 15 5 4 6 16 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -4 41
11 Leyton Orient 28 11 6 11 35 30 15 7 4 4 22 13 13 4 2 7 13 17 5 39
12 Crawley Town 27 10 8 9 37 35 14 6 4 4 21 15 13 4 4 5 16 20 2 38
13 Bradford City 27 10 7 10 31 31 13 5 4 4 14 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 0 37
14 Walsall 28 8 13 7 35 37 15 5 5 5 16 18 13 3 8 2 19 19 -2 37
15 Harrogate Town 29 10 6 13 33 37 13 3 4 6 10 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -4 36
16 Scunthorpe United 27 11 2 14 31 35 14 6 2 6 18 19 13 5 0 8 13 16 -4 35
17 Oldham Athletic 28 10 5 13 46 52 14 4 1 9 21 26 14 6 4 4 25 26 -6 35
18 Mansfield Town 28 7 13 8 37 39 14 2 6 6 18 23 14 5 7 2 19 16 -2 34
19 Port Vale 29 9 6 14 41 44 14 5 3 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 33
20 Colchester United 28 7 12 9 30 37 13 6 5 2 20 14 15 1 7 7 10 23 -7 33
21 Stevenage 30 7 12 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 15 3 6 6 11 19 -7 33
22 Southend United 29 6 6 17 18 45 15 4 1 10 13 23 14 2 5 7 5 22 -27 24
23 Barrow 27 5 8 14 32 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 13 2 1 10 12 19 -7 23
24 Grimsby Town 27 5 6 16 20 46 13 2 4 7 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 26 -26 21

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.