Season ticket holders at Boundary Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Oldham Athletic languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Scunthorpe United will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Oldham Athletic at their home stadium (Boundary Park) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The Oldham Athletic fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Boundary Park: A 1-4 defeat against Salford City (placed 11th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Morecambe and winning 2-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Oldham Athletic have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 6 Lost 5.
There will be little rest for Oldham Athletic after this match as they are travelling to Cheltenham Town for a League Two game in only three days.
Oldham Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. 16 goals have been conceded.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
There's been little loot from Scunthorpe United's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the League Two. Scunthorpe United only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Scunthorpe United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Crewe Alexandra (placed 3rd). A 0-2 loss hosting Walsall before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Scunthorpe United in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Scunthorpe United, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
After this away game Scunthorpe United return home for a League Two game against Plymouth Argyle. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scunthorpe United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Scunthorpe United have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Scunthorpe United - Oldham Athletic 2-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Oldham Athletic won 4 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Scunthorpe United has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  K. van Veen 7 goals |  L. Novak 5 goals |   D. Segbé Azankpo 4 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Scunthorpe United missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Scunthorpe United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 25 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 33 |
| 91% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 79% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 42% | 50% |
| 30% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 9% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 57% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 293 | 183 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 51 | 121 | 277 |
| 89 | 55 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 39 | 93 |
| 28% | 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 33% | 33% |
- Scunthorpe United has the most conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Scunthorpe United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 36 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Salford City | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 27 |
| 16 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 25 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 23 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -23 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 17 |