League Two fixture tips and match guide for the Oldham Athletic vs Northampton Town meet

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Both Oldham Athletic and Northampton Town are thirsting for points in this game, despite the away team holding a 30 point lead so far.

Insights:
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (35) at home in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the most clean sheets (19) in League Two

This should be an engrossing game with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Oldham Athletic have only managed 5 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses from their games here at Boundary Park.

Oldham Athletic lost their last game at Port Vale (placed 3rd) after a 2-3 scoreline. Midfielder Missilou was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Missilou scored one goal.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Stevenage and winning 1-0.

There will be little rest for Oldham after this match as they are travelling to Forest Green Rovers for a League Two game in only three days.

The Oldham Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 20 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 35 goals have been conceded. When Oldham Athletic hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Scunthorpe United, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Walsall, Stevenage, Barrow and Harrogate Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.

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Northampton Town form and stats

The visitors are W7-D6-L7 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Northampton are looking to quickly end their 209 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.

Northampton Town played 0-0 against Bradford City in their previous match. Midfielder Hoskins was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Hoskins hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, the Northampton manager Brady faced defeat when travelling to Mansfield Town and losing 0-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Northampton Town are hosting Harrogate Town in the League Two only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Northampton Town as they have only managed to score 19 times from 20 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; Northampton Town - Oldham 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Oldham Athletic victories, three draws and three Northampton Town wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oldham AthleticD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
13 goals
Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
10 goals
Northampton TownF. Horsfall
F. Horsfall
8 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Northampton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
9 5 2 Won W 4 7 19
10 3 1 Drew D 1 6 10
22 12 3 Lost L 1 7 12
42 25 11 Scored S 7 19 47
64 35 13 Conceded C 4 20 34
85% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 80% 88%
68% 80% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 56%
56% 65% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 34%
24% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 10%
10% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
49% 55% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 37%
29% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 46%
37% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 35% 29%
 
4.8 5 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.4 4.4
5.9 5.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.7 4.7
1.9 1.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.8 11.6 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 9.7 10.5
3.2 3.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.4 3.4
32% 34% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 28% 33%
 
13.4 12.7 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 10.8 10
3.7 4 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.2 3.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the most clean sheets (19) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (35) at home 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 Forest Green Rovers 40 22 13 5 69 33 21 13 4 4 31 15 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 79
2 Exeter City 40 20 14 6 58 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 22 74
3 Port Vale 41 20 12 9 63 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 20 9 6 5 30 22 24 72
4 Mansfield Town 40 20 9 11 57 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 21 7 6 8 25 25 13 69
5 Northampton Town 41 19 10 12 47 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 67
6 Bristol Rovers 41 19 10 12 56 45 20 12 3 5 30 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 11 67
7 Newport County 41 18 12 11 63 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 21 9 6 6 25 25 13 66
8 Salford City 41 18 11 12 52 36 21 10 7 4 29 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 16 65
9 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 47 37 21 14 3 4 32 16 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 65
10 Sutton United 40 18 10 12 59 46 20 12 5 3 33 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 13 64
11 Swindon Town 40 17 11 12 62 49 20 7 7 6 30 21 20 10 4 6 32 28 13 62
12 Crawley Town 40 15 9 16 50 55 21 8 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -5 54
13 Hartlepool United 41 14 11 16 42 55 20 9 7 4 24 20 21 5 4 12 18 35 -13 53
14 Leyton Orient 41 11 16 14 53 41 20 8 5 7 31 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 12 49
15 Bradford City 41 11 15 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 48
16 Rochdale 41 10 17 14 44 51 21 6 11 4 23 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -7 47
17 Harrogate Town 41 12 11 18 57 65 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 7 4 10 29 35 -8 47
18 Walsall 41 12 11 18 42 54 20 8 5 7 27 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -12 47
19 Carlisle United 41 12 11 18 36 55 21 6 7 8 16 22 20 6 4 10 20 33 -19 47
20 Colchester United 41 11 12 18 39 55 21 5 8 8 20 26 20 6 4 10 19 29 -16 45
21 Barrow 40 8 13 19 34 48 20 3 9 8 19 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -14 37
22 Oldham Athletic 41 9 10 22 42 64 20 5 3 12 25 35 21 4 7 10 17 29 -22 37
23 Stevenage 40 8 13 19 36 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -25 37
24 Scunthorpe United 41 4 12 25 26 76 21 3 5 13 13 34 20 1 7 12 13 42 -50 24

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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 Forest Green Rovers 40 22 13 5 69 33 21 13 4 4 31 15 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 79
2 Exeter City 40 20 14 6 58 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 22 74
3 Port Vale 41 20 12 9 63 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 20 9 6 5 30 22 24 72
4 Mansfield Town 40 20 9 11 57 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 21 7 6 8 25 25 13 69
5 Northampton Town 41 19 10 12 47 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 67
6 Bristol Rovers 41 19 10 12 56 45 20 12 3 5 30 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 11 67
7 Newport County 41 18 12 11 63 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 21 9 6 6 25 25 13 66
8 Salford City 41 18 11 12 52 36 21 10 7 4 29 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 16 65
9 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 47 37 21 14 3 4 32 16 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 65
10 Sutton United 40 18 10 12 59 46 20 12 5 3 33 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 13 64
11 Swindon Town 40 17 11 12 62 49 20 7 7 6 30 21 20 10 4 6 32 28 13 62
12 Crawley Town 40 15 9 16 50 55 21 8 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -5 54
13 Hartlepool United 41 14 11 16 42 55 20 9 7 4 24 20 21 5 4 12 18 35 -13 53
14 Leyton Orient 41 11 16 14 53 41 20 8 5 7 31 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 12 49
15 Bradford City 41 11 15 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 48
16 Rochdale 41 10 17 14 44 51 21 6 11 4 23 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -7 47
17 Harrogate Town 41 12 11 18 57 65 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 7 4 10 29 35 -8 47
18 Walsall 41 12 11 18 42 54 20 8 5 7 27 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -12 47
19 Carlisle United 41 12 11 18 36 55 21 6 7 8 16 22 20 6 4 10 20 33 -19 47
20 Colchester United 41 11 12 18 39 55 21 5 8 8 20 26 20 6 4 10 19 29 -16 45
21 Barrow 40 8 13 19 34 48 20 3 9 8 19 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -14 37
22 Oldham Athletic 41 9 10 22 42 64 20 5 3 12 25 35 21 4 7 10 17 29 -22 37
23 Stevenage 40 8 13 19 36 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -25 37
24 Scunthorpe United 41 4 12 25 26 76 21 3 5 13 13 34 20 1 7 12 13 42 -50 24

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