League Two: Oldham vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 3 match between Oldham and Swindon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Oldham will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Swindon for a round 3 match in the League Two.

Both their first and second match of the new League Two season saw Oldham drawing their matches. Could round three be third time lucky when chasing the first win?

Form: Oldham vs Swindon

Oldham Form

Oldham have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Milton Keynes Dons, they recorded a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Accrington, who ran out 3-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Colchester. Oldham claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Swindon Form

In their previous three outings, Swindon lost 2-1 against Walsall, beat Cambridge U 3-2 and lost 2-1 against Cardiff. Swindon claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting facts for Oldham and Swindon

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 Swindon played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Oldham vs Swindon

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

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Full-time result

Oldham claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Swindon won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Swindon have not lost to Oldham in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Oldham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Swindon got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Swindon managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Oldham were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Swindon have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Oldham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Oldham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Swindon, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves.