League Two duel: Close contest expected between Oldham Athletic and Bristol Rovers

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 08.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Bristol Rovers know they will have a gruelling excursion to Oldham Athletic and their Boundary Park. This news article has all the knowledge you require ahead of the match.

Insights:
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners away than at home.

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 Athletic and Bristol Rovers.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

With 2 League Two wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Oldham Athletic are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Oldham are confident in defense, having played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Oldham Athletic enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Scunthorpe United's place. The match ended 1-0 with Luamba scoring. Adams (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Adams hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rochdale that ended 0-0.

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

The Oldham Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

3 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Bristol Rovers playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sutton United (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Walsall.

A new game in only four days for Bristol Rovers, the League Two home match versus Mansfield Town. Busy days.

Bristol find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Bristol Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met previously this season: Bristol Rovers - Oldham Athletic 1-0. Data for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Oldham Athletic, two draws and six wins for Bristol Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

OldhamD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
6 goals
Bristol RoversA. Evans
A. Evans
6 goals
Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
5 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 5 13 26
5 2 2 Won W 2 3 10
7 3 0 Drew D 2 6 7
15 8 1 Lost L 1 4 9
23 16 7 Scored S 7 15 35
42 25 4 Conceded C 6 19 37
78% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
59% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 85% 81%
56% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 50%
22% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 23% 31%
7% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 12%
41% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 80% 77% 65%
33% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 23%
48% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 15% 12%
 
4.9 4.5 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.3 4.3
5.6 5 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.8 5.1
2 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 8
 
10.6 10.8 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 11.3 10.7
2.9 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4 3.7
30% 37% 70% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 29% 37%
 
12.1 12.7 13.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 13.1 12
3.2 3.9 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 4.5 4.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest points (9) at home in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (25) at home 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 Forest Green Rovers 28 18 8 2 58 22 14 10 2 2 25 9 14 8 6 0 33 13 36 62
2 Tranmere Rovers 29 15 7 7 30 20 15 11 0 4 20 10 14 4 7 3 10 10 10 52
3 Sutton United 28 14 6 8 44 34 14 9 2 3 23 13 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 48
4 Northampton Town 28 14 6 8 34 25 14 8 2 4 18 10 14 6 4 4 16 15 9 48
5 Newport County 29 13 8 8 46 37 13 7 3 3 26 14 16 6 5 5 20 23 9 47
6 Mansfield Town 27 13 6 8 37 31 16 10 3 3 27 17 11 3 3 5 10 14 6 45
7 Exeter City 27 11 11 5 39 27 13 6 5 2 19 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 12 44
8 Swindon Town 28 11 10 7 43 35 14 3 7 4 18 17 14 8 3 3 25 18 8 43
9 Port Vale 26 11 7 8 38 28 14 6 4 4 19 13 12 5 3 4 19 15 10 40
10 Salford City 29 11 7 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 14 5 1 8 16 17 4 40
11 Harrogate Town 27 10 7 10 40 38 14 5 5 4 23 18 13 5 2 6 17 20 2 37
12 Bradford City 29 8 13 8 35 35 14 4 8 2 21 17 15 4 5 6 14 18 0 37
13 Bristol Rovers 26 10 7 9 35 37 13 7 1 5 20 18 13 3 6 4 15 19 -2 37
14 Crawley Town 28 10 7 11 34 39 13 4 4 5 17 20 15 6 3 6 17 19 -5 37
15 Leyton Orient 27 7 12 8 38 26 14 6 4 4 24 9 13 1 8 4 14 17 12 33
16 Stevenage 30 7 11 12 30 45 15 6 6 3 21 18 15 1 5 9 9 27 -15 32
17 Hartlepool United 27 8 7 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 14 1 3 10 8 25 -12 31
18 Rochdale 26 6 12 8 31 33 12 3 6 3 14 12 14 3 6 5 17 21 -2 30
19 Barrow 29 7 9 13 29 36 15 3 6 6 16 20 14 4 3 7 13 16 -7 30
20 Colchester United 28 7 9 12 25 37 13 3 5 5 12 16 15 4 4 7 13 21 -12 30
21 Walsall 28 7 8 13 30 38 15 4 5 6 20 22 13 3 3 7 10 16 -8 29
22 Carlisle United 28 6 9 13 20 37 14 3 7 4 9 12 14 3 2 9 11 25 -17 27
23 Oldham Athletic 27 5 7 15 23 42 13 2 3 8 16 25 14 3 4 7 7 17 -19 22
24 Scunthorpe United 29 3 10 16 21 50 14 2 4 8 10 21 15 1 6 8 11 29 -29 19

Oldham Athletic:
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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 Forest Green Rovers 28 18 8 2 58 22 14 10 2 2 25 9 14 8 6 0 33 13 36 62
2 Tranmere Rovers 29 15 7 7 30 20 15 11 0 4 20 10 14 4 7 3 10 10 10 52
3 Sutton United 28 14 6 8 44 34 14 9 2 3 23 13 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 48
4 Northampton Town 28 14 6 8 34 25 14 8 2 4 18 10 14 6 4 4 16 15 9 48
5 Newport County 29 13 8 8 46 37 13 7 3 3 26 14 16 6 5 5 20 23 9 47
6 Mansfield Town 27 13 6 8 37 31 16 10 3 3 27 17 11 3 3 5 10 14 6 45
7 Exeter City 27 11 11 5 39 27 13 6 5 2 19 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 12 44
8 Swindon Town 28 11 10 7 43 35 14 3 7 4 18 17 14 8 3 3 25 18 8 43
9 Port Vale 26 11 7 8 38 28 14 6 4 4 19 13 12 5 3 4 19 15 10 40
10 Salford City 29 11 7 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 14 5 1 8 16 17 4 40
11 Harrogate Town 27 10 7 10 40 38 14 5 5 4 23 18 13 5 2 6 17 20 2 37
12 Bradford City 29 8 13 8 35 35 14 4 8 2 21 17 15 4 5 6 14 18 0 37
13 Bristol Rovers 26 10 7 9 35 37 13 7 1 5 20 18 13 3 6 4 15 19 -2 37
14 Crawley Town 28 10 7 11 34 39 13 4 4 5 17 20 15 6 3 6 17 19 -5 37
15 Leyton Orient 27 7 12 8 38 26 14 6 4 4 24 9 13 1 8 4 14 17 12 33
16 Stevenage 30 7 11 12 30 45 15 6 6 3 21 18 15 1 5 9 9 27 -15 32
17 Hartlepool United 27 8 7 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 14 1 3 10 8 25 -12 31
18 Rochdale 26 6 12 8 31 33 12 3 6 3 14 12 14 3 6 5 17 21 -2 30
19 Barrow 29 7 9 13 29 36 15 3 6 6 16 20 14 4 3 7 13 16 -7 30
20 Colchester United 28 7 9 12 25 37 13 3 5 5 12 16 15 4 4 7 13 21 -12 30
21 Walsall 28 7 8 13 30 38 15 4 5 6 20 22 13 3 3 7 10 16 -8 29
22 Carlisle United 28 6 9 13 20 37 14 3 7 4 9 12 14 3 2 9 11 25 -17 27
23 Oldham Athletic 27 5 7 15 23 42 13 2 3 8 16 25 14 3 4 7 7 17 -19 22
24 Scunthorpe United 29 3 10 16 21 50 14 2 4 8 10 21 15 1 6 8 11 29 -29 19

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