Balanced ball game between Oldham Athletic and Forest Green Rovers expected

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

Oldham Athletic hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 36 points and a 19th position in the League Two table. Visiting Forest Green Rovers holds 10th place with 45 pts.

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 Forest Green Rovers.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

Oldham Athletic have collected 21 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-6-5. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Boundary Park.

The fans are hoping that Oldham Athletic will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the League Two game against Exeter City (placed 3rd). Prior to that, an away loss at Crewe Alexandra.

Oldham Athletic were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Oldham Athletic has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

7-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Forest Green Rovers, who have the the best goal difference (+8) away in League Two, in their League Two matches away.

The manager Mark Cooper was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground The New Lawn. Forest Green Rovers suffered a 2-3 loss to Port Vale (placed 9th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Walsall.

Forest Green Rovers has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Forest Green Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Forest Green Rovers - Oldham Athletic 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Oldham Athletic victories, two draws and one Forest Green Rovers win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oldham AthleticJ. Smith
J. Smith
8 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Mills
J. Mills
7 goals
Forest Green RoversC. Winchester
C. Winchester
5 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Forest Green Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 6 16 33
8 5 2 Won W 3 7 12
12 6 1 Drew D 2 5 9
13 5 1 Lost L 1 4 12
36 22 7 Scored S 11 24 40
51 20 7 Conceded C 7 16 38
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
76% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 58%
52% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 42%
27% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 27%
9% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 12%
58% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 45%
18% 19% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 36%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.7
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
450 263 72 Total Shots T S 80 190 425
139 82 22 Shots on Target S O 38 76 142
26% 27% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 28%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers has the the best goal difference (+8) away
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Forest Green Rovers is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Crewe Alexandra 32 18 7 7 59 38 17 11 3 3 33 16 15 7 4 4 26 22 21 61
3 Exeter City 32 17 9 6 47 34 16 10 5 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 18 21 13 60
4 Plymouth Argyle 31 17 6 8 51 35 15 9 4 2 30 15 16 8 2 6 21 20 16 57
5 Colchester United 33 13 13 7 47 31 17 9 5 3 28 15 16 4 8 4 19 16 16 52
6 Northampton Town 32 15 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 28 12 15 5 5 5 17 21 12 52
7 Cheltenham Town 31 13 12 6 45 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 17 5 8 4 15 10 20 51
8 Bradford City 33 13 12 8 40 33 17 10 5 2 27 13 16 3 7 6 13 20 7 51
9 Port Vale 33 13 12 8 43 40 16 8 7 1 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 3 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 33 12 9 12 40 38 17 5 4 8 16 22 16 7 5 4 24 16 2 45
11 Salford City 33 10 11 12 43 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 16 6 5 5 26 22 -1 41
12 Cambridge United 33 11 8 14 36 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 17 5 5 7 16 19 -7 41
13 Newport County 30 10 10 10 27 26 17 7 7 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 40
14 Crawley Town 33 9 13 11 45 46 16 8 4 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 40
15 Walsall 33 11 7 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 17 7 3 7 19 23 -12 40
16 Grimsby Town 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 5 6 16 21 16 5 6 5 20 18 -3 38
17 Leyton Orient 33 9 11 13 42 50 17 4 7 6 22 27 16 5 4 7 20 23 -8 38
18 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
19 Oldham Athletic 33 8 12 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 36
20 Carlisle United 32 8 10 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 34
21 Mansfield Town 33 7 11 15 45 53 16 3 5 8 26 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -8 32
22 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 31 54 17 4 7 6 19 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -23 30
23 Macclesfield Town 32 7 14 11 29 36 15 5 8 2 16 11 17 2 6 9 13 25 -7 29
24 Stevenage 33 3 13 17 23 44 16 2 6 8 10 21 17 1 7 9 13 23 -21 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 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Crewe Alexandra 32 18 7 7 59 38 17 11 3 3 33 16 15 7 4 4 26 22 21 61
3 Exeter City 32 17 9 6 47 34 16 10 5 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 18 21 13 60
4 Plymouth Argyle 31 17 6 8 51 35 15 9 4 2 30 15 16 8 2 6 21 20 16 57
5 Colchester United 33 13 13 7 47 31 17 9 5 3 28 15 16 4 8 4 19 16 16 52
6 Northampton Town 32 15 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 28 12 15 5 5 5 17 21 12 52
7 Cheltenham Town 31 13 12 6 45 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 17 5 8 4 15 10 20 51
8 Bradford City 33 13 12 8 40 33 17 10 5 2 27 13 16 3 7 6 13 20 7 51
9 Port Vale 33 13 12 8 43 40 16 8 7 1 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 3 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 33 12 9 12 40 38 17 5 4 8 16 22 16 7 5 4 24 16 2 45
11 Salford City 33 10 11 12 43 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 16 6 5 5 26 22 -1 41
12 Cambridge United 33 11 8 14 36 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 17 5 5 7 16 19 -7 41
13 Newport County 30 10 10 10 27 26 17 7 7 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 40
14 Crawley Town 33 9 13 11 45 46 16 8 4 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 40
15 Walsall 33 11 7 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 17 7 3 7 19 23 -12 40
16 Grimsby Town 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 5 6 16 21 16 5 6 5 20 18 -3 38
17 Leyton Orient 33 9 11 13 42 50 17 4 7 6 22 27 16 5 4 7 20 23 -8 38
18 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
19 Oldham Athletic 33 8 12 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 36
20 Carlisle United 32 8 10 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 34
21 Mansfield Town 33 7 11 15 45 53 16 3 5 8 26 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -8 32
22 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 31 54 17 4 7 6 19 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -23 30
23 Macclesfield Town 32 7 14 11 29 36 15 5 8 2 16 11 17 2 6 9 13 25 -7 29
24 Stevenage 33 3 13 17 23 44 16 2 6 8 10 21 17 1 7 9 13 23 -21 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.