League Two duel: Close contest expected between Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers

Competition: England League Two
Date: ti 02.april
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (10638 seats)

Oldham Athletic will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 16 points behind Tranmere Rovers.

It's no vacation for neither Oldham Athletic nor Tranmere Rovers 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. Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

When playing at home, Oldham Athletic have managed 8 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 19 games.

The Oldham Athletic supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Grimsby Town in League Two and win 2-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lincoln City (0-2).

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.

Oldham Athletic are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Colchester United awaits in three days.

The Oldham Athletic fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 19 matches. Oldham Athletic have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The visitors are W6-D6-L7 on the road this term. Tranmere Rovers have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. It’s been three wins in a row for Tranmere Rovers on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Tranmere Rovers won their last game, 3-0 versus Carlisle United played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Colchester United at their stadium, the result 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 22 similar matches played by Tranmere Rovers in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Tranmere Rovers, 6 draws and 8 defeats.

Tranmere Rovers has another fixture away, a League Two game, against Newport County in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Tranmere Rovers are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 29 times in 19 away games so far. Tranmere Rovers have conceded 32 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers have met before this season: Tranmere Rovers - Oldham Athletic 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Oldham Athletic wins - draws - Tranmere Rovers wins).

Top Goalscorers

J. Norwood
27 goals / 1 assists
C. Lang
9 goals / 2 assists
C. O'Grady
7 goals / 2 assists

Oldham Athletic missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Oldham Athletic Tranmere Rovers
Total Home Statistic Away Total
38 19 Played 19 39
56 33 Scored 29 59
48 24 Conceded 32 42
87% 95% Over 0.5 89% 90%
82% 84% Over 1.5 84% 67%
50% 53% Over 2.5 58% 44%
29% 37% Over 3.5 42% 28%
18% 21% Over 4.5 26% 18%
58% 68% Both teams to score 68% 51%
32% 21% Clean Sheet 26% 44%
24% 16% Failed To Score 16% 15%
Key stats this season:
  • Tranmere Rovers 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 40 22 14 4 70 37 20 11 8 1 34 19 20 11 6 3 36 18 33 80
2 Milton Keynes Dons 40 21 9 10 66 41 20 13 4 3 33 11 20 8 5 7 33 30 25 72
3 Bury 39 20 11 8 72 44 19 12 5 2 46 21 20 8 6 6 26 23 28 71
4 Mansfield Town 40 18 15 7 60 34 20 12 5 3 32 13 20 6 10 4 28 21 26 69
5 Tranmere Rovers 39 19 10 10 59 42 20 13 4 3 30 10 19 6 6 7 29 32 17 67
6 Forest Green Rovers 40 16 13 11 58 41 20 6 8 6 24 19 20 10 5 5 34 22 17 61
7 Exeter City 39 17 10 12 52 41 20 10 3 7 30 22 19 7 7 5 22 19 11 61
8 Colchester United 40 17 9 14 58 48 20 10 4 6 36 21 20 7 5 8 22 27 10 60
9 Carlisle United 40 17 7 16 59 54 20 9 3 8 34 27 20 8 4 8 25 27 5 58
10 Swindon Town 39 15 12 12 50 47 20 7 8 5 26 23 19 8 4 7 24 24 3 57
11 Newport County 38 16 7 15 49 57 18 11 4 3 26 21 20 5 3 12 23 36 -8 55
12 Stevenage 40 15 9 16 45 52 20 10 2 8 22 22 20 5 7 8 23 30 -7 54
13 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 8 17 49 52 20 12 2 6 36 22 20 3 6 11 13 30 -3 53
14 Northampton Town 40 12 16 12 50 52 20 6 10 4 24 23 20 6 6 8 26 29 -2 52
15 Oldham Athletic 38 13 12 13 56 48 19 8 5 6 33 24 19 5 7 7 23 24 8 51
16 Cheltenham Town 40 14 9 17 52 58 20 9 5 6 30 26 20 5 4 11 22 32 -6 51
17 Grimsby Town 40 14 7 19 40 50 20 9 4 7 23 19 20 5 3 12 17 31 -10 49
18 Morecambe 40 12 9 19 45 62 20 7 3 10 27 29 20 5 6 9 18 33 -17 45
19 Port Vale 40 11 11 18 35 46 20 6 3 11 22 31 20 5 8 7 13 15 -11 44
20 Crawley Town 40 12 7 21 40 59 20 9 4 7 29 27 20 3 3 14 11 32 -19 43
21 Cambridge United 39 11 9 19 34 57 20 7 6 7 20 21 19 4 3 12 14 36 -23 42
22 Yeovil Town 40 9 9 22 37 59 20 4 7 9 19 32 20 5 2 13 18 27 -22 36
23 Notts County 40 8 12 20 41 72 20 4 8 8 18 29 20 4 4 12 23 43 -31 36
24 Macclesfield Town 39 8 11 20 41 65 19 4 8 7 21 31 20 4 3 13 20 34 -24 35

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