An important duel in the bottom section of the League Two, with both Oldham Athletic and Mansfield Town experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic \"six-pointer\" with the home team placed 20th and the visitors in 18th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Oldham Athletic are 3-6-5 (wins-draw-losses). Oldham Athletic are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.
An away draw last time out for Oldham Athletic, facing Salford City in a game that ended 1-1. In the match before that, Oldham Athletic hosted Carlisle United and drew the game 1-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Oldham Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Oldham Athletic as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Oldham Athletic has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 5.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Oldham Athletic as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Bradford City are visiting.
Oldham Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Oldham Athletic have conceded 19 goals.
Mansfield Town form and stats
Playing away, Mansfield Town have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.
Mansfield Town won their last game, 3-0 versus Bradford City played at home. A 1-3 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mansfield Town playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were 1 Mansfield Town win, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
After this away game Mansfield Town return home for a League Two game against Carlisle United. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Mansfield Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Mansfield Town in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Mansfield Town - Oldham Athletic 6-1, played this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Oldham Athletic, 3 draws and 2 wins for Mansfield Town. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maynard 12 goals |  D. Rose 9 goals |  A. Cook 6 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Mansfield Town missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Mansfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 28 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| 43 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 18 | 45 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 93% |
| 72% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 72% |
| 45% | 43% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 55% |
| 24% | 29% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 41% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 55% | 64% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 21% | 21% |
| 38% | 29% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 34% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 382 | 214 | 79 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 158 | 406 |
| 115 | 64 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 54 | 127 |
| 24% | 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 31% |
- Mansfield Town have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 56 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 54 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 49 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport County | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Salford City | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Walsall | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -2 | 35 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -10 | 31 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -6 | 30 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 30 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -19 | 29 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 23 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 29 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 22 |