Oldham Athletic vs Grimsby Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Oldham Athletic are welcoming Grimsby Town for another important game after their 1-0 result against 16th-placed Harrogate Town.

Insights:
  • Oldham Athletic have the most scored goals (67) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Oldham nor Grimsby Town 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.

Grimsby are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

With 6 League Two wins, 2 draws and 13 defeats from their home games, Oldham Athletic, who have the most scored goals (67) in League Two, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Happy days for Oldham in their previous game, a League Two match away at Harrogate Town (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 3-4 away at Morecambe.

The Oldham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 30 in 21 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 37 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Grimsby Town's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 20 away games in the League Two. Grimsby Town only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 5 draws.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Morecambe with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Grimsby secured a home win against Bolton Wanderers with the score 2-1.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Grimsby manager P. Hurst as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Exeter City.

The attacking power of Grimsby Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 20 league matches away. Grimsby have conceded 32 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Grimsby Town - Oldham 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - two - zero (Oldham wins - draws - Grimsby Town wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OldhamC. McAleny
C. McAleny
16 goals
Oldham AthleticD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
10 goals
Oldham AthleticA. Mccalmont
A. Mccalmont
7 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Grimsby Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 6 20 42
15 6 1 Won W 1 4 8
9 2 1 Drew D 1 5 13
19 13 4 Lost L 4 11 21
68 30 9 Scored S 5 16 32
72 37 11 Conceded C 11 32 61
91% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 86%
79% 76% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 64%
63% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 45%
37% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 19%
30% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 7%
67% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 50%
12% 5% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 15% 21%
30% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.7
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
12 11.5 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 9.1 8.9
4 3.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 2.6
40% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 29% 29%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Grimsby Town.
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest matches under the total-line (15) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (37) at home in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (72) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (38) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most matches over the total-line (27) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most points from losing position (25) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most scored goals (67) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (43) 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 Cambridge United 42 22 8 12 62 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 21 11 3 7 35 22 21 74
2 Cheltenham Town 41 21 9 11 54 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 10 5 6 23 17 18 72
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 52 47 21 10 5 6 25 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 5 70
4 Morecambe 42 20 9 13 62 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 4 9 26 31 5 69
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 52 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 66
6 Forest Green Rovers 41 18 11 12 54 48 20 9 6 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 65
7 Newport County 41 17 11 13 49 41 20 10 5 5 20 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 8 62
8 Exeter City 41 16 13 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 61
9 Leyton Orient 42 17 10 15 48 43 21 9 7 5 28 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 5 61
10 Carlisle United 41 17 9 15 55 46 21 12 3 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 60
11 Salford City 41 15 14 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 20 6 3 11 15 18 13 59
12 Crawley Town 42 16 11 15 52 53 21 10 5 6 29 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -1 59
13 Bradford City 41 16 10 15 47 47 20 9 6 5 22 17 21 7 4 10 25 30 0 58
14 Port Vale 42 15 9 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 21 7 4 10 28 31 1 54
15 Stevenage 42 12 17 13 36 37 21 8 7 6 23 16 21 4 10 7 13 21 -1 53
16 Harrogate Town 42 15 8 19 45 49 21 7 5 9 19 22 21 8 3 10 26 27 -4 53
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 67 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 21 8 7 6 37 35 -5 51
18 Mansfield Town 42 10 19 13 47 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -5 49
19 Walsall 42 10 19 13 43 49 21 7 6 8 20 23 21 3 13 5 23 26 -6 49
20 Scunthorpe United 41 13 8 20 41 54 21 7 6 8 22 25 20 6 2 12 19 29 -13 47
21 Barrow 41 12 10 19 49 53 21 7 8 6 31 28 20 5 2 13 18 25 -4 46
22 Colchester United 42 9 17 16 41 60 21 8 7 6 29 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -19 44
23 Southend United 42 8 14 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 21 4 9 8 11 26 -29 38
24 Grimsby Town 41 8 13 20 32 59 21 4 8 9 16 27 20 4 5 11 16 32 -27 37

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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 42 22 8 12 62 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 21 11 3 7 35 22 21 74
2 Cheltenham Town 41 21 9 11 54 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 10 5 6 23 17 18 72
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 52 47 21 10 5 6 25 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 5 70
4 Morecambe 42 20 9 13 62 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 4 9 26 31 5 69
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 52 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 66
6 Forest Green Rovers 41 18 11 12 54 48 20 9 6 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 65
7 Newport County 41 17 11 13 49 41 20 10 5 5 20 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 8 62
8 Exeter City 41 16 13 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 61
9 Leyton Orient 42 17 10 15 48 43 21 9 7 5 28 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 5 61
10 Carlisle United 41 17 9 15 55 46 21 12 3 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 60
11 Salford City 41 15 14 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 20 6 3 11 15 18 13 59
12 Crawley Town 42 16 11 15 52 53 21 10 5 6 29 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -1 59
13 Bradford City 41 16 10 15 47 47 20 9 6 5 22 17 21 7 4 10 25 30 0 58
14 Port Vale 42 15 9 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 21 7 4 10 28 31 1 54
15 Stevenage 42 12 17 13 36 37 21 8 7 6 23 16 21 4 10 7 13 21 -1 53
16 Harrogate Town 42 15 8 19 45 49 21 7 5 9 19 22 21 8 3 10 26 27 -4 53
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 67 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 21 8 7 6 37 35 -5 51
18 Mansfield Town 42 10 19 13 47 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -5 49
19 Walsall 42 10 19 13 43 49 21 7 6 8 20 23 21 3 13 5 23 26 -6 49
20 Scunthorpe United 41 13 8 20 41 54 21 7 6 8 22 25 20 6 2 12 19 29 -13 47
21 Barrow 41 12 10 19 49 53 21 7 8 6 31 28 20 5 2 13 18 25 -4 46
22 Colchester United 42 9 17 16 41 60 21 8 7 6 29 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -19 44
23 Southend United 42 8 14 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 21 4 9 8 11 26 -29 38
24 Grimsby Town 41 8 13 20 32 59 21 4 8 9 16 27 20 4 5 11 16 32 -27 37

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