Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Bury (3rd, 79 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Oldham Athletic (14th, 62 pts). On recent form Bury sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Bury 1.78 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Oldham Athletic 1.46 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.28.
Bury were unbeaten in 11, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Bury have 3 wins to Oldham Athletic's 4, with 4 draws, at 2.09 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 18% of the wins in this matchup.
Gigg Lane in Bury, capacity 11,840, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oldham Athletic led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.