The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Salford City are in the 10th position while the guesting Oldham Athletic worry at 20th.
The visiting Oldham Athletic played their last game only four days ago, a League Two match. That game was also an away game, at Southend United. 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.
Salford City form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Salford City at their home stadium (The Peninsula Stadium) is 1 win, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Crawley Town in the League Two last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that, Salford had a home game versus Southend United which ended with a victory 3-0.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Salford City's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played eight games, won one match, drawn five and lost two.
There will be little rest for Salford City after this match as they are travelling to Cambridge United for a League Two game in only three days.
Salford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Peninsula Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches. On the other hand, Salford City have conceded 5 goals.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Oldham Athletic playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Oldham love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
It's the second away game in a row for Oldham, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Southend United (placed 24th) in the League Two last time out. A 1-2 loss hosting Port Vale before that.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager H. Kewell when Zachary Dearnley scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Oldham when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing one and winning zero games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Oldham are hosting Cheltenham Town in the League Two only three days away.
Oldham Athletic are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. For Oldham Athletic, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Salford wins - draws - Oldham Athletic wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Henderson 5 goals |   C. McAleny 5 goals | Z. Dearnley 4 goals |
Salford City missing players
Oldham Athletic missing players
| Salford City | Oldham Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 88% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 38% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | 69 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 44 | 106 |
| 43 | 23 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 30% | 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 58% | 46% |
- All of Oldham Athletic's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Oldham Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oldham Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Salford City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | Salford City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Morecambe | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Barrow | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
| 24 | Southend United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -15 | 2 |