Oldham Athletic will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Salford City.
- Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (46) in League Two
- Salford City has the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League Two match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Cheltenham Town, so at least Oldham Athletic are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Oldham Athletic form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Oldham Athletic, who have the most conceded goals (46) in League Two, have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses from their games here at Boundary Park.
In their previous game, the manager H. Kewell led his Oldham to a defeat in the League Two match away at Cheltenham Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Boundary Park. Ahead of that match, Oldham won a home game hosting Newport County (3-2).
Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Laurence Bilboe was extremely busy against Cheltenham Town, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
Oldham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. Oldham have conceded 25 from these games.
Salford City form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two, are W5-D1-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Salford delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Harrogate Town (placed 20th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Before that, Salford travelled to Newport County and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
As mentioned above, Salford drew the match against Harrogate Town. Manager N. Hunt brought on Brandon Thomas-Asante to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
A new game in only three days for Salford, the League Two home match versus Colchester United. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Salford are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Oldham Athletic and Salford City have met before this season: Salford City - Oldham 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Oldham Athletic zero wins, one draw and Salford City two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. McAleny 10 goals |   I. Henderson 8 goals | Z. Dearnley 6 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Salford City missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Salford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 40 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 31 |
| 46 | 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 88% | 85% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 42% | 62% |
| 65% | 69% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 35% | 46% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 31% | 38% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 77% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 27% | 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 12.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 39% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 21% | 27% |
- Oldham Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (1) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (25) at home in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (46) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most matches over the total-line (17) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most points from losing position (19) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most scored goals in the second half (25) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oldham Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Salford City has the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two
- Salford City has the most clean sheets (12) 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 | Cambridge United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Morecambe | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Newport County | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Salford City | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 11 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -5 | 31 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 21 |
| 24 | Southend United | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 20 |
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