League Two: Oldham vs Newport – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 17 match between Oldham and Newport and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Newport come to Boundary Park for the League Two match on Saturday, Oldham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Oldham approach the next League Two round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 20 points this season so far. With 16 games behind them, Newport amassed 11 points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.

Form: Oldham vs Newport

Oldham Form

Oldham collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 3-1 and 0-1 winners against Northampton and Harrogate Town, respectively. Against Crewe, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 0-0 scoreline. Oldham claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing four and losing one matches, in which they scored four and conceded four goals.

Newport Form

A draw is all that prevents Newport from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Gillingham as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Walsall by a 2-4 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Shrewsbury won the game and the exact score was 1-0. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Newport won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Oldham and Newport

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 Newport played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Oldham vs Newport

Joe Garner hit the target once in six League Two, while Courtney Baker-Richardson scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Boundary Park.

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Full-time result

Oldham claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Newport won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Newport did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Oldham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Newport scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Newport managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Oldham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Newport, who managed to score one time in those matches.