A brief look at the League Two table hint of an edge to Sutton United when they come to Oldham Athletic. Nevertheless; let's play the match before we hand out the points!
- Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (39) in League Two
It should be mentioned that Sutton United play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Sutton United on grass are 19 victories, 10 draws and 14 defeats from 43 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 55-46. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's no vacation for neither Oldham nor Sutton United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
Oldham Athletic's results here at Boundary Park in the League Two have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
Oldham Athletic are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 258 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Couto). Nothing to worry about in defence for Oldham, as their goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler has completely shut out the opponents for 193 minutes in the League Two.
The Oldham crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-6 to Wigan Athletic here at Boundary Park in a EFL Trophy match. Oldham Athletic were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Hartlepool United that finished 0-0.Oldham Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Oldham are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (25 from 12 played).
Sutton United form and stats
Playing away, Sutton United have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.
Sutton are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the EFL Trophy against Colchester United (placed 20th).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Exeter City in the League Two.Sutton have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Sutton struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the contenders faced each other previously this campaign; Sutton United - Oldham Athletic 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  D. Keillor-Dunn 6 goals |  D. Ajiboye 6 goals | R. Milsom 4 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Sutton United missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Sutton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 22 | 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 39 | 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 28 |
| 79% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 62% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 70% |
| 58% | 75% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 52% |
| 25% | 42% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 30% |
| 8% | 17% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 46% | 58% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 52% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 46% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 11.4 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 37% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | 36% |
| 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
| 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4 |
- 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
- Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (39) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-9) 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 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Newport County | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Salford City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -20 | 20 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
