Scunthorpe United vs Oldham Athletic match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 16.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sands Venue Stadium (9088 seats)

Scunthorpe United are welcoming Oldham Athletic for another important game after their 1-1 result against 14th-placed Leyton Orient.

Insights:
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (60) in League Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

Scunthorpe United have played 16 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-8 (wins-draws-losses). The Scunthorpe manager P. Musselwhite might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The home team returns to Sands Venue Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Leyton Orient (placed 14th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Exeter City (0-2).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Scunthorpe United, as the League Two home game vs Southend United is only four days away.

Scunthorpe are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 16 games. On the other hand, Scunthorpe have conceded 23 goals.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (60) in League Two, are W7-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Home advantage was not enough for Oldham Athletic in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Cambridge United, 2-4. Before that, Oldham Athletic travelled to Port Vale and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

A huge disappointment for Oldham in their last match (vs Cambridge United). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-4 defeat. As you can tell from the result, the match against Cambridge United was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

The schedule is very tough for Oldham now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Bradford City is waiting in only four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Oldham's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 16 league matches away. Oldham struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Oldham Athletic - Scunthorpe 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Scunthorpe wins - draws - Oldham Athletic wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oldham AthleticC. McAleny
C. McAleny
12 goals
ScunthorpeR. Loft
R. Loft
8 goals
Oldham AthleticD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
8 goals

Scunthorpe United missing players

Oldham Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Scunthorpe United Oldham Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 6 16 34
12 6 3 Won W 2 7 11
4 2 0 Drew D 4 5 7
17 8 1 Lost L 0 4 16
34 18 7 Scored S 10 28 51
43 23 2 Conceded C 8 27 60
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 91%
64% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 88% 82%
30% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 69% 65%
21% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 38%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 29%
36% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 68%
24% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 12% 9%
39% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.4 8.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.9 11.6
3 3.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.2 3.8
34% 37% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 41% 40%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (3) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals (60) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the most points from losing position (25) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 34 18 8 8 46 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 34 16 9 9 45 34 16 9 4 3 19 15 18 7 5 6 26 19 11 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Crawley Town 33 14 8 11 44 40 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 50
11 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
12 Carlisle United 31 14 5 12 44 37 16 10 2 4 32 21 15 4 3 8 12 16 7 47
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 34 9 13 12 41 45 16 4 6 6 22 24 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 40
17 Oldham Athletic 34 11 7 16 51 60 18 4 2 12 23 33 16 7 5 4 28 27 -9 40
18 Scunthorpe United 33 12 4 17 34 43 16 6 2 8 18 23 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 40
19 Walsall 33 8 14 11 36 42 18 5 5 8 17 22 15 3 9 3 19 20 -6 38
20 Colchester United 34 8 13 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 18 1 8 9 10 29 -15 37
21 Port Vale 35 9 8 18 43 50 18 5 5 8 21 20 17 4 3 10 22 30 -7 35
22 Barrow 32 8 8 16 36 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 16 4 1 11 14 20 -5 32
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

Oldham Athletic:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 34 18 8 8 46 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 34 16 9 9 45 34 16 9 4 3 19 15 18 7 5 6 26 19 11 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Crawley Town 33 14 8 11 44 40 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 50
11 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
12 Carlisle United 31 14 5 12 44 37 16 10 2 4 32 21 15 4 3 8 12 16 7 47
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 34 9 13 12 41 45 16 4 6 6 22 24 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 40
17 Oldham Athletic 34 11 7 16 51 60 18 4 2 12 23 33 16 7 5 4 28 27 -9 40
18 Scunthorpe United 33 12 4 17 34 43 16 6 2 8 18 23 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 40
19 Walsall 33 8 14 11 36 42 18 5 5 8 17 22 15 3 9 3 19 20 -6 38
20 Colchester United 34 8 13 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 18 1 8 9 10 29 -15 37
21 Port Vale 35 9 8 18 43 50 18 5 5 8 21 20 17 4 3 10 22 30 -7 35
22 Barrow 32 8 8 16 36 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 16 4 1 11 14 20 -5 32
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

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