A swift glance at the League Two standings indicate an upper hand to Hartlepool United when they travel to Oldham Athletic. Nevertheless; let's await the match before we pick a winner!
- Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (14) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have lost all their away matches so far.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two. That game was also an away game, at Sutton United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
Oldham Athletic have played three League Two home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 0 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. With Oldham having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager K. Curle.
J. Luamba was the last player to score a league goal for Oldham and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Oldham Athletic haven't scored in 180 minutes.
Oldham are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Leyton Orient. Jamie Bowden (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.74/10. Bowden hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. Oldham were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Preceding that match was the home game against Barrow that was lost 0-3.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Oldham as they are travelling to their away game against Brentford in the Carabao Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Oldham has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Oldham Athletic are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Hartlepool United form and stats
No League Two points yet away for Hartlepool United, from their first 3 matches. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Hartlepool's last three away games as they have all been lost.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Hartlepool, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Sutton United (placed 15th). Ben Killip (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.32. Killip stopped the opponent with six saves. Hartlepool goalkeeper Ben Killip enjoyed a great day at work vs Sutton United, but despite pulling off six saves the beating could not be stopped.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Bristol Rovers.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hartlepool as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Hartlepool struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Oldham wins - draws - Hartlepool United wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Burey 3 goals |   D. Bahamboula 2 goals |  G. Holohan 2 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Hartlepool United missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Hartlepool United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 5.7 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.7 | 10.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 36% |
- Hartlepool United have lost all their away matches so far.
- Hartlepool United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Hartlepool United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oldham Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Oldham Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Oldham Athletic have lost all their home matches so far.
- Oldham Athletic have the fewest points (0) at home in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (14) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-10) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oldham Athletic is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Barrow | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Salford City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Walsall | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 3 |