Another action-packed fixture in League Two as Oldham Athletic welcome Port Vale

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Struggling Oldham Athletic will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Port Vale in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

6-7-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Oldham Athletic so far this season.

No payout for Oldham Athletic in their previous match, an away game at Crawley Town that ended in defeat 0-3. Ahead of that match, Oldham Athletic won a home game hosting Newport County (5-0).

A decent goal production from Oldham Athletic in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 league matches. Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Port Vale form and stats

5-7-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Port Vale in their League Two matches away. Port Vale have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Visiting Port Vale has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cheltenham Town (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 0-0. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Scunthorpe United.

The visiting Port Vale have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 19 games. Port Vale's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Port Vale - Oldham Athletic 0-0, played this season. Oldham Athletic-Port Vale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Oldham Athletic two wins, Port Vale one win, seven draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Oldham AthleticJ. Smith
J. Smith
9 goals
Port Vale
T. Pope
6 goals
Port ValeR. Bennett
R. Bennett
6 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Port Vale
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 19 37
9 6 0 Won W 1 5 14
14 7 3 Drew D 2 7 15
14 5 2 Lost L 3 7 8
44 28 4 Scored S 9 22 50
57 21 6 Conceded C 11 29 44
92% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
78% 83% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 68% 70%
54% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 53% 49%
30% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 26% 27%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 16% 8%
57% 61% 60% BTTS BTTS 83% 58% 59%
19% 22% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 26% 30%
32% 22% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 26% 19%
 
5.5 6.5 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.2 5.1
5.5 5.1 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.6 5.5
1.7 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.1 1.7
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
508 290 67 Total Shots T S 62 190 411
158 92 17 Shots on Target S O 25 66 160
28% 30% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (29)
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Port Vale 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.