Oldham Athletic - Rochdale: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Oldham Athletic - Rochdale: League Two basement sides hungry for points and praise. Here are all the interesting numbers and facts before the match!

Insights:
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Oldham Athletic and Rochdale should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

With 2 League Two wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Oldham Athletic are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Oldham Athletic, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Oldham Athletic are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 348 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Couto).

It's back home for Oldham Athletic, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Harrogate Town away with the result 0-3. Oldham Athletic drew their last game, 0-3 away at Harrogate Town (placed 11th). In their previous game, the manager Benachour led his Oldham Athletic to a defeat away at Harrogate Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Boundary Park. Midfielder Couto was the best player on the team with a rating of 6.71 (out of ten) in that game. Couto hit one key pass and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).

Oldham Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Oldham Athletic have conceded 25 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Rochdale form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Rochdale playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Rochdale's last three away games as they have all been lost.

The attacking players of Rochdale have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 181 minutes.

Rochdale's last game was the home draw against Bradford City (0-0). The manager Stockdale was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Crown Oil Arena. Rochdale suffered a 0-0 loss to Bradford City (placed 12th). The fans enjoyed Rochdale's previous game versus Bradford City (placed 12th), a 0-0 win played at home. Coleman was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.65. The agile goalkeeper Coleman topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that result Rochdale won their away game at Tranmere Rovers. The scoreline was 0-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Tranmere Rovers that ended 0-2. Prior to that match, the Rochdale manager Stockdale faced defeat when travelling to Tranmere Rovers and losing 0-2.

Rochdale have another fixture away in just three sleeps, a League Two match versus Colchester United. A rough calendar for the guests!

Rochdale have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. As for defending, Rochdale rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other already this season, with the final score Rochdale - Oldham 0-1 logged in the official records. Oldham Athletic-Rochdale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Oldham Athletic two wins, Rochdale five wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RochdaleJ. Beesley
J. Beesley
9 goals
Oldham AthleticD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
6 goals
RochdaleA. Newby
A. Newby
5 goals

Oldham Athletic missing players

Rochdale missing players

Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 2 12 24
4 2 1 Won W 1 3 6
6 2 0 Drew D 1 4 10
15 8 4 Lost L 0 5 8
22 16 6 Scored S 2 16 30
42 25 11 Conceded C 1 20 32
80% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 83%
64% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 71%
60% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 50%
24% 42% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 42% 33%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 17%
44% 58% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 58%
28% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 25%
48% 33% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 33%
 
4.9 4.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.3 6
5.6 4.7 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.3 4.9
1.9 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11.4 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 12.3 13.7
3 3.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.7
29% 37% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 34%
 
12.5 13.2 13.6 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 13.8 12.5
3.4 4.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.8 4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest points (8) at home in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (25) at home in League Two
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Forest Green Rovers 25 16 7 2 51 21 13 9 2 2 23 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 30 55
2 Tranmere Rovers 26 14 6 6 28 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 13 4 6 3 9 9 13 48
3 Sutton United 26 13 5 8 41 33 13 9 1 3 22 12 13 4 4 5 19 21 8 44
4 Northampton Town 25 12 6 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 8 42
5 Newport County 26 11 8 7 43 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 14 5 5 4 19 21 9 41
6 Swindon Town 25 11 8 6 40 31 12 3 6 3 16 14 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 41
7 Mansfield Town 25 12 5 8 35 31 15 9 3 3 25 17 10 3 2 5 10 14 4 41
8 Exeter City 25 10 10 5 37 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 13 4 6 3 18 15 11 40
9 Port Vale 24 10 6 8 36 27 12 5 3 4 17 12 12 5 3 4 19 15 9 36
10 Salford City 26 9 7 10 29 27 14 5 6 3 15 11 12 4 1 7 14 16 2 34
11 Harrogate Town 24 9 6 9 38 35 12 4 4 4 21 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 3 33
12 Bradford City 25 7 12 6 31 29 12 4 7 1 19 14 13 3 5 5 12 15 2 33
13 Leyton Orient 23 7 11 5 37 21 12 6 4 2 24 7 11 1 7 3 13 14 16 32
14 Crawley Town 25 9 5 11 29 35 12 4 3 5 15 18 13 5 2 6 14 17 -6 32
15 Bristol Rovers 23 8 6 9 30 34 12 6 1 5 19 18 11 2 5 4 11 16 -4 30
16 Hartlepool United 26 8 6 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 13 1 2 10 8 25 -12 30
17 Walsall 25 7 8 10 29 34 13 4 5 4 19 19 12 3 3 6 10 15 -5 29
18 Rochdale 24 6 10 8 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 28
19 Stevenage 27 6 10 11 25 42 14 5 6 3 18 18 13 1 4 8 7 24 -17 28
20 Carlisle United 26 6 9 11 19 33 13 3 7 3 9 10 13 3 2 8 10 23 -14 27
21 Barrow 25 6 8 11 26 31 13 3 5 5 15 17 12 3 3 6 11 14 -5 26
22 Colchester United 25 6 7 12 22 35 11 3 3 5 10 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -13 25
23 Scunthorpe United 26 3 10 13 19 45 12 2 4 6 8 17 14 1 6 7 11 28 -26 19
24 Oldham Athletic 25 4 6 15 22 42 12 2 2 8 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 17 -20 18

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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.