Oldham Athletic v Crawley Town betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Season ticket holders at Boundary Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Oldham Athletic languishing in the 22nd position so far. The guesting Crawley Town will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Oldham Athletic and Crawley Town 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.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

2 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Oldham Athletic have to build on here at Boundary Park in the League Two. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

In their previous game, the manager L. Banide led his Oldham Athletic to a defeat in the League Two match away at Swindon Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Boundary Park. Before that, Oldham Athletic drew at home versus Leyton Orient.

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 13 matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 6 Lost 5.

Oldham Athletic has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Oldham Athletic have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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Crawley Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Crawley Town's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the League Two. Crawley Town only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws.

Crawley Town have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 316 minutes ago. B. Lubala was the goal scorer. 193 minutes! That's how long the Crawley Town goalkeeper Glenn Morris and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Crawley Town delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Port Vale (placed 10th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Stevenage that ended 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Crawley Town playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were 2 Crawley Town wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Crawley Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Crawley Town have conceded 17 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Oldham Athletic won 4 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Crawley Town has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 5

Top Goalscorers

Crawley TownB. Lubala
B. Lubala
8 goals
Crawley TownO. Palmer
O. Palmer
4 goals
Oldham AthleticC. Missilou
C. Missilou
3 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Oldham Athletic Crawley Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
4 2 0 Won W 1 1 5
8 5 0 Drew D 1 5 8
8 3 2 Lost L 1 4 8
20 12 0 Scored S 4 13 25
29 11 2 Conceded C 4 17 31
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 90% 90%
65% 70% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 90% 76%
45% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 70% 57%
30% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 33%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 10%
50% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 90% 67%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 10% 24%
40% 30% 100% Failed to Score F T 33% 10% 19%
 
5 5.4 4 Corners For (avg) C F 7 6.1 6.8
5.2 5.1 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5.4 5.6
2.1 1.9 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 1.8
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
235 142 30 Total Shots T S 27 139 312
69 40 5 Shots on Target S O 7 39 83
29% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 33% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Swindon Town 21 13 3 5 37 22 11 7 1 3 16 11 10 6 2 2 21 11 15 42
2 Exeter City 21 11 6 4 28 22 10 6 3 1 16 8 11 5 3 3 12 14 6 39
3 Cheltenham Town 20 9 8 3 32 16 10 5 4 1 22 12 10 4 4 2 10 4 16 35
4 Crewe Alexandra 20 10 5 5 33 23 11 5 3 3 19 12 9 5 2 2 14 11 10 35
5 Bradford City 20 10 5 5 27 18 10 7 1 2 16 7 10 3 4 3 11 11 9 35
6 Forest Green Rovers 21 10 5 6 24 16 10 4 3 3 8 8 11 6 2 3 16 8 8 35
7 Northampton Town 21 10 4 7 31 22 11 7 1 3 19 8 10 3 3 4 12 14 9 34
8 Plymouth Argyle 20 9 5 6 30 22 10 6 3 1 21 9 10 3 2 5 9 13 8 32
9 Colchester United 20 8 7 5 26 19 9 5 2 2 12 7 11 3 5 3 14 12 7 31
10 Port Vale 21 7 8 6 25 26 10 5 4 1 13 8 11 2 4 5 12 18 -1 29
11 Cambridge United 21 7 7 7 25 20 10 4 3 3 13 9 11 3 4 4 12 11 5 28
12 Newport County 19 7 7 5 18 16 11 5 4 2 12 9 8 2 3 3 6 7 2 28
13 Scunthorpe United 21 6 7 8 29 28 11 4 5 2 18 12 10 2 2 6 11 16 1 25
14 Salford City 21 6 7 8 23 30 11 3 4 4 9 13 10 3 3 4 14 17 -7 25
15 Macclesfield Town 20 5 9 6 19 22 9 3 5 1 10 6 11 2 4 5 9 16 -3 24
16 Crawley Town 21 5 8 8 25 31 11 4 3 4 12 14 10 1 5 4 13 17 -6 23
17 Walsall 21 6 5 10 16 27 11 2 4 5 8 14 10 4 1 5 8 13 -11 23
18 Mansfield Town 21 5 7 9 27 30 10 2 2 6 15 19 11 3 5 3 12 11 -3 22
19 Leyton Orient 21 5 7 9 27 35 11 2 4 5 14 19 10 3 3 4 13 16 -8 22
20 Grimsby Town 19 5 6 8 20 25 9 2 3 4 9 15 10 3 3 4 11 10 -5 21
21 Carlisle United 21 5 6 10 20 32 11 3 4 4 10 15 10 2 2 6 10 17 -12 21
22 Oldham Athletic 20 4 8 8 20 29 10 2 5 3 12 11 10 2 3 5 8 18 -9 20
23 Stevenage 20 2 10 8 13 22 9 2 3 4 8 10 11 0 7 4 5 12 -9 16
24 Morecambe 21 3 6 12 17 39 10 1 4 5 9 15 11 2 2 7 8 24 -22 15

Read more about League Two

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.