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League Two: Oldham vs Accrington – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League Two game between Oldham and Accrington who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Oldham, who hope to turn things around against Accrington this coming Saturday. This is a round 46 match in the current League Two campaign, and they face each other at Boundary Park.

Ranked as number 11 in the League Two standings, Oldham, have so far collected 65 points this season, while Accrington collected 53 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 45 rounds.

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Form: Oldham vs Accrington

Oldham Form

In their last three matches, Oldham lost 3-2 against Barrow, 1-2 against Salford City and 3-2 against Newport. Oldham won four of their previous six League Two games at the Boundary Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded three and scored nine goals.

Accrington Form

Accrington only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 2-1 at the hands of Colchester, before drawing 2-2 with Swindon. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Crawley resulting 3-3. Accrington didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded ten and scored four goals themselves.

Betting stats for Oldham and Accrington

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Oldham and Accrington played across all tournaments.

  • In 20 of the last 22 Oldham home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 11 Oldham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Oldham have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Oldham have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the League Two and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Oldham home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Accrington away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 4 Accrington matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

In-form players: Oldham vs Accrington

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Donervon Daniels will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Accrington hope Josh Woods can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Oldham claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Accrington won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Oldham lost their last 4 matches.

Both teams to score

Oldham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Accrington scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Accrington games. Oldham probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Accrington managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Accrington have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Oldham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oldham, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Accrington’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Oldham conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.