League Two match prediction and preview for Walsall vs Oldham Athletic clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Walsall fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Oldham Athletic.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Walsall form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Walsall are 6-5-8 (wins-draw-losses).

Walsall's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Exeter City (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Walsall drew at home versus Port Vale.

Walsall are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 19 games. 26 goals have been conceded.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Oldham Athletic so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-9 (win-draw-lose).

Oldham Athletic are travelling again after losing away to Crawley Town in their previous match (0-3). Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Newport County.

The attacking power of Oldham Athletic when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 19 league matches away. Oldham Athletic have conceded 36 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Oldham Athletic - Walsall 2-0 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Walsall won three, Oldham Athletic won four and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Walsall
J. Gordon
9 goals
Oldham Athletic
J. Smith
9 goals
Walsall
E. Adebayo
8 goals

Walsall missing players

Oldham Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Oldham Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 19 7 Played P 6 19 37
13 6 2 Won W 2 3 9
8 5 2 Drew D 1 7 14
15 8 3 Lost L 3 9 14
40 21 5 Scored S 4 16 44
49 26 7 Conceded C 9 36 57
89% 89% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
69% 74% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 74% 78%
56% 58% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 54%
22% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 26% 30%
8% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
56% 63% 43% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 57%
28% 21% 43% Clean Sheets C S 17% 16% 19%
28% 26% 29% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 32%
 
5.7 6.7 8.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.5 5.5
5 4.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.8 5.5
1.4 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 1.7
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 4 4
 
412 263 96 Total Shots T S 65 218 508
148 90 34 Shots on Target S O 19 66 158
27% 23% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 24% 28%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Oldham Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Oldham Athletic have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.