Oldham Athletic vs Northampton Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 04.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (10638 seats)

Oldham Athletic and Northampton Town have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the League Two.

The hosts Oldham Athletic saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

The story so far for Oldham Athletic at their home stadium (Boundary Park) is 10 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Oldham Athletic will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the League Two game against Newport County. Heartbreak before that as Oldham Athletic lost 0-1 at Exeter City's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Oldham Athletic handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D3-L2.

A decent goal production from Oldham Athletic in their home games so far, with 40 goals from 22 matches. Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 28 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Northampton Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 6 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats.

Northampton Town delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Yeovil Town in their previous match; a League Two game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bury wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Northampton Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

Northampton Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 29 goals from 22 away fixtures. Northampton Town have conceded 34 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Northampton Town - Oldham Athletic 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Oldham Athletic won 5, Northampton Town won 3 and 2 draws.

Top Goalscorers

C. Lang
12 goals
A. Williams
10 goals / 3 assists
C. O'Grady
7 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Oldham Athletic Northampton Town
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
45 22 6 Played 6 22 45
16 10 1 Won 3 6 13
14 6 4 Drew 2 7 19
15 6 1 Lost 1 9 13
65 40 10 Scored 10 29 59
55 28 10 Conceded 8 34 61
87% 95% 100% Over 0.5 100% 95% 91%
80% 86% 100% Over 1.5 100% 82% 80%
47% 55% 50% Over 2.5 67% 59% 56%
29% 41% 50% Over 3.5 33% 41% 36%
18% 23% 17% Over 4.5 0% 9% 4%
53% 68% 83% BTTS 83% 64% 64%
33% 23% 17% Clean Sheets 17% 18% 22%
27% 14% 0% Failed To Score 0% 23% 22%
 
5.4 6.2 6.8 Corners For (avg) 5.3 5.7 5.6
5.3 4.2 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 5.2 5.1 4.7
1.6 1.3 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.2 2.8 2.2
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Northampton Town is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Oldham Athletic is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Oldham Athletic
All EFL Trophy League One League Two Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
12-03-19 LT Lincoln City 2 - 0 Oldham Athletic
30-03-19 LT Oldham Athletic 2 - 0 Grimsby Town
02-04-19 LT Oldham Athletic 2 - 0 Tranmere Rovers
06-04-19 LT Colchester United 0 - 2 Oldham Athletic
13-04-19 LT Oldham Athletic 2 - 2 Swindon Town
19-04-19 LT Cheltenham Town 0 - 0 Oldham Athletic
22-04-19 LT Oldham Athletic 3 - 2 Mansfield Town
27-04-19 LT Exeter City 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
30-04-19 LT Newport County 2 - 0 Oldham Athletic
04-05-19 LT Oldham Athletic 14:00 Northampton Town
Northampton Town
All EFL Trophy League One League Two Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
12-03-19 LT Northampton Town 1 - 0 Newport County
16-03-19 LT Grimsby Town 0 - 0 Northampton Town
23-03-19 LT Cheltenham Town 3 - 1 Northampton Town
30-03-19 LT Northampton Town 1 - 2 Port Vale
06-04-19 LT Notts County 2 - 2 Northampton Town
13-04-19 LT Northampton Town 1 - 1 Mansfield Town
19-04-19 LT Northampton Town 3 - 1 Macclesfield Town
22-04-19 LT Bury 3 - 1 Northampton Town
27-04-19 LT Northampton Town 2 - 2 Yeovil Town
04-05-19 LT Oldham Athletic 14:00 Northampton Town

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 45 23 16 6 73 40 22 11 10 1 35 20 23 12 6 5 38 20 33 85
2 Bury 45 22 12 11 81 55 22 14 5 3 51 25 23 8 7 8 30 30 26 78
3 Mansfield Town 45 20 16 9 69 40 23 14 5 4 38 15 22 6 11 5 31 25 29 76
4 Milton Keynes Dons 45 22 10 13 70 49 22 13 5 4 34 14 23 9 5 9 36 35 21 76
5 Forest Green Rovers 45 20 13 12 68 47 22 8 8 6 28 20 23 12 5 6 40 27 21 73
6 Tranmere Rovers 45 20 13 12 62 47 23 14 5 4 33 13 22 6 8 8 29 34 15 73
7 Newport County 45 20 10 15 58 58 23 14 6 3 32 22 22 6 4 12 26 36 0 70
8 Exeter City 45 19 12 14 60 49 23 12 3 8 34 25 22 7 9 6 26 24 11 69
9 Colchester United 45 19 10 16 62 53 23 12 4 7 39 23 22 7 6 9 23 30 9 67
10 Carlisle United 45 20 7 18 67 62 23 12 3 8 42 31 22 8 4 10 25 31 5 67
11 Stevenage 45 19 10 16 57 55 22 11 3 8 26 23 23 8 7 8 31 32 2 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 45 19 8 18 60 57 23 15 2 6 45 25 22 4 6 12 15 32 3 65
13 Oldham Athletic 45 16 14 15 65 55 22 10 6 6 40 28 23 6 8 9 25 27 10 62
14 Swindon Town 45 15 16 14 56 55 22 7 9 6 28 26 23 8 7 8 28 29 1 61
15 Northampton Town 45 13 19 13 59 61 23 7 12 4 30 27 22 6 7 9 29 34 -2 58
16 Cheltenham Town 45 15 12 18 57 66 23 10 7 6 34 29 22 5 5 12 23 37 -9 57
17 Grimsby Town 45 15 8 22 43 56 22 10 4 8 24 21 23 5 4 14 19 35 -13 53
18 Morecambe 45 14 11 20 53 69 22 8 4 10 32 30 23 6 7 10 21 39 -16 53
19 Crawley Town 45 14 8 23 48 67 22 9 5 8 31 30 23 5 3 15 17 37 -19 50
20 Port Vale 45 12 12 21 38 54 23 7 3 13 24 36 22 5 9 8 14 18 -16 48
21 Cambridge United 45 12 10 23 39 65 23 7 7 9 21 26 22 5 3 14 18 39 -26 46
22 Macclesfield Town 45 10 13 22 47 73 22 5 10 7 25 34 23 5 3 15 22 39 -26 43
23 Notts County 45 9 14 22 47 81 23 5 9 9 23 34 22 4 5 13 24 47 -34 41
24 Yeovil Town 45 9 12 24 41 66 22 4 8 10 20 34 23 5 4 14 21 32 -25 39

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