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, Walsall in 11th and Oldham Athletic in 16th place.
- Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (41) in League Two
Oldham Athletic could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only three sleeps ago.
Walsall form and stats
5-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Walsall so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Walsall to get some points in this home game. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Walsall, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Walsall fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at The Banks's Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Carlisle United (placed 1st). Preceding that match was the home game against Scunthorpe United that was lost 1-2.
There will be little rest for Walsall after this match as they are travelling to Morecambe for a League Two game in only three days.
Walsall are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
Playing away, Oldham Athletic, who have the most conceded goals (41) in League Two, have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season. Visiting Oldham Athletic has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The manager H. Kewell was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Boundary Park. Oldham suffered a 2-3 loss to Mansfield Town (placed 12th). Prior to that match, the Oldham Athletic manager H. Kewell faced defeat when travelling to AFC Bournemouth and losing 1-4.
Oldham has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 11 games. As for defending, Oldham rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Oldham Athletic - Walsall 2-3 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Walsall won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Oldham Athletic has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  C. McAleny 10 goals |   E. Adebayo 8 goals | Z. Dearnley 6 goals |
Walsall missing players
Oldham Athletic missing players
| Walsall | Oldham Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 27 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 36 |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 41 |
| 95% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 82% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 70% |
| 23% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 35% |
| 9% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 30% |
| 64% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 74% |
| 14% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 27% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 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 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 12.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.4 | 12 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 23% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 45% | 42% |
- Oldham Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (1) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most conceded goals (41) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most matches over the total-line (16) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most points (21) away in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most scored goals (20) away in League Two
- Oldham Athletic has the most scored goals in the second half (23) in League Two
- Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Newport County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Salford City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Morecambe | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 32 |
| 11 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 21 | Barrow | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -21 | 20 |
| 24 | Southend United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -19 | 19 |
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