Oldham Athletic vs Bradford City match preview: Even contest expected at Boundary Park

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

The visiting Bradford City side should be favourites in this visit to Oldham Athletic, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 30 league games this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

4-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Oldham Athletic so far this season.

Oldham Athletic's last game was hosting Mansfield Town (placed 21st) and winning 3-1. Before that, Oldham Athletic played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Salford City.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Oldham Athletic have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 6 Lost 4.

The Oldham Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 15 matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Bradford City form and stats

Playing away, Bradford City have won 3 games, drawn 7 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.

There were no winners in Bradford City's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 vs Cheltenham Town (placed 8th). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Mansfield Town's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Bradford City in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Bradford City, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The attacking power of Bradford City when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Bradford City have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bradford City - Oldham Athletic 3-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Oldham Athletic won 3, Bradford City won 5 and 2 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
10 goals
Oldham AthleticJ. Smith
J. Smith
6 goals
Oldham AthleticD. Segbé Azankpo
D. Segbé Azankpo
4 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Bradford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 6 15 30
7 4 0 Won W 2 3 12
12 6 3 Drew D 3 7 11
11 5 2 Lost L 1 5 7
31 19 4 Scored S 4 13 36
44 20 6 Conceded C 5 17 28
90% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 87%
73% 80% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 70%
47% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 43%
27% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 10%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
57% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 60% 57%
17% 13% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 37%
37% 27% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 20%
 
5.7 6.3 6.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 4.5 4.9
5.2 5.1 6.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.7 6 5.2
1.8 1.4 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.4 1.9
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 4
 
405 237 67 Total Shots T S 65 164 367
124 73 17 Shots on Target S O 17 43 103
25% 26% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 30% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 22

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 Swindon Town 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 22

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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.