Oldham Athletic will hope that their home advantage is enough to get some points from this rough duel, vs lively Swindon Town.
- Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in League Two
- Swindon Town have not yet lost a game away.
Both squads have had enough days rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic fixture!
Oldham Athletic form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Oldham Athletic have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Boundary Park.
An away draw last time out for Oldham, facing Carlisle United in a game that ended 0-0. Carl Piergianni, defender, was given a rating of 8.45/10 in that game, top of the team. Piergianni hit one key pass and won 12 of 13 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Walsall (1-3).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Oldham here at Boundary Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Swindon Town form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the League Two. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Milton Keynes Dons game have they lost an away game, meaning Swindon has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Swindon Town might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bradford City proved too strong as Swindon Town slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at The Energy Check County Ground. Midfielder Jack Payne was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Payne scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 48 successful passes (of 57 total).
Prior to that result Swindon won their away game at Sutton United. The scoreline was 2-1.Swindon are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Swindon as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Oldham Athletic four wins, four draws and Swindon Town two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Payne 5 goals | T. Simpson 4 goals |   D. Bahamboula 3 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Swindon Town missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Swindon Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 19 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 79% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 71% |
| 57% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 50% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 64% |
| 36% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 36% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 10.1 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.7 | 13.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 29% |
- Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oldham Athletic have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the fewest points (4) at home in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in League Two
- Swindon Town have not yet lost a game away.
- Swindon Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Swindon Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Oldham Athletic have scored home.
- Swindon Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Swindon Town 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Newport County | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Barrow | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Salford City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 11 |
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- Oldham Chronicle - (local newspaper)
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- Swindon Advertiser - (local newspaper)