Ace Football previews the League Two round 18 match between Accrington and Oldham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Accrington enjoy home advantage, when visitors Oldham swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Accrington are placed 18th with 18 points after 17 matches. Oldham occupy a position as 15th in the league on 23 points.
Team form: Accrington vs Oldham
Accrington Form
Accrington are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 3-3 with Chesterfield, beating Bristol Rovers 3-1 and drawing 1-1 with Crawley. Accrington won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded six goals.
Oldham Form
Oldham look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Harrogate Town by 0-1, before drawing 0-0 with Crewe. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Newport by a 3-0 scoreline. Oldham won three of a possible six away matches in the League Two, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding five times.
Betting stats for Accrington and Oldham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Accrington and Oldham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Accrington matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Accrington have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Accrington have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Accrington matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Accrington home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Oldham matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Oldham away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Oldham away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Oldham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Oldham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Accrington vs Oldham
Betting markets: Accrington vs Oldham
Full-time result
Accrington won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Wham Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Oldham won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Accrington have not lost to Oldham in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Accrington scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Oldham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Accrington games Oldham have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Oldham should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Accrington only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Oldham claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Accrington have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Oldham.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Accrington’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Oldham, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.
