League Two duel: Close contest expected between Oldham Athletic and Swindon Town

Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (10638 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Oldham Athletic in 11th and Swindon Town in 10th place.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League Two game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Newport County. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

9 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Oldham Athletic have to build on here at Boundary Park. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Boundary Park.

A good away victory last time out for Oldham Athletic, who won 2-0 against Colchester United. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tranmere Rovers in a game that was won 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Oldham Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Oldham Athletic as a small favourite), we find three games. Oldham Athletic has won 0 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

The Oldham Athletic fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 35 goals in 20 matches. Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Swindon Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 8 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

Swindon Town has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Newport County for a League Two game that ended a draw (0-0). A draw for Swindon Town before that, at their own venue hosting Yeovil Town (1-1).

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 21 similar matches played by Swindon Town in our archives, and the results are: 9 wins for Swindon Town, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

Swindon Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 24 goals from 20 away fixtures. 24 goals have been conceded by Swindon Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Swindon Town - Oldham Athletic 0-0. Oldham Athletic-Swindon Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Oldham Athletic 5 wins, Swindon Town 1 win, 4 draws.

Top Goalscorers

C. Lang
12 goals / 2 assists
M. Doughty
11 goals
C. O'Grady
7 goals / 2 assists

Oldham Athletic missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Oldham Athletic Swindon Town
Total Home Statistic Away Total
40 20 Played 20 41
60 35 Scored 24 51
48 24 Conceded 24 48
88% 95% Over 0.5 90% 85%
82% 85% Over 1.5 70% 73%
48% 50% Over 2.5 50% 46%
28% 35% Over 3.5 20% 24%
18% 20% Over 4.5 10% 12%
55% 65% Both teams to score 55% 51%
35% 25% Clean Sheet 25% 29%
22% 15% Failed To Score 30% 34%
Key stats this season:
  • Swindon Town is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Oldham Athletic is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 41 23 14 4 72 37 20 11 8 1 34 19 21 12 6 3 38 18 35 83
2 Mansfield Town 41 19 15 7 61 34 21 13 5 3 33 13 20 6 10 4 28 21 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 41 21 9 11 66 43 21 13 4 4 33 13 20 8 5 7 33 30 23 72
4 Bury 41 20 11 10 74 50 20 12 5 3 46 24 21 8 6 7 28 26 24 71
5 Tranmere Rovers 41 19 11 11 59 44 20 13 4 3 30 10 21 6 7 8 29 34 15 68
6 Forest Green Rovers 41 17 13 11 60 42 20 6 8 6 24 19 21 11 5 5 36 23 18 64
7 Exeter City 41 17 11 13 55 45 20 10 3 7 30 22 21 7 8 6 25 23 10 62
8 Carlisle United 41 18 7 16 62 56 21 10 3 8 37 29 20 8 4 8 25 27 6 61
9 Colchester United 41 17 9 15 58 50 21 10 4 7 36 23 20 7 5 8 22 27 8 60
10 Swindon Town 41 15 14 12 51 48 21 7 9 5 27 24 20 8 5 7 24 24 3 59
11 Oldham Athletic 40 15 12 13 60 48 20 9 5 6 35 24 20 6 7 7 25 24 12 57
12 Stevenage 41 16 9 16 47 52 20 10 2 8 22 22 21 6 7 8 25 30 -5 57
13 Newport County 40 16 9 15 49 57 20 11 6 3 26 21 20 5 3 12 23 36 -8 57
14 Northampton Town 41 12 17 12 52 54 20 6 10 4 24 23 21 6 7 8 28 31 -2 53
15 Crewe Alexandra 41 15 8 18 49 53 20 12 2 6 36 22 21 3 6 12 13 31 -4 53
16 Cheltenham Town 41 14 10 17 53 59 21 9 6 6 31 27 20 5 4 11 22 32 -6 52
17 Grimsby Town 41 14 7 20 40 52 21 9 4 8 23 21 20 5 3 12 17 31 -12 49
18 Port Vale 41 12 11 18 36 46 21 7 3 11 23 31 20 5 8 7 13 15 -10 47
19 Morecambe 41 12 10 19 46 63 20 7 3 10 27 29 21 5 7 9 19 34 -17 46
20 Cambridge United 41 12 9 20 37 58 20 7 6 7 20 21 21 5 3 13 17 37 -21 45
21 Crawley Town 41 12 7 22 41 61 21 9 4 8 30 29 20 3 3 14 11 32 -20 43
22 Macclesfield Town 41 9 12 20 45 68 21 5 9 7 25 34 20 4 3 13 20 34 -23 39
23 Yeovil Town 41 9 10 22 38 60 20 4 7 9 19 32 21 5 3 13 19 28 -22 37
24 Notts County 41 8 13 20 43 74 21 4 9 8 20 31 20 4 4 12 23 43 -31 37

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