Match Report
4 points and 8 places separated them: Oldham Athletic 16th with 7, Chesterfield 8th with 11. Oldham Athletic had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Oldham Athletic ran at 1.14 scored and 1.29 conceded, Chesterfield at 1.43 and 1.14.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Oldham Athletic, 7 draws and 0 for Chesterfield, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 17% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
With 93 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, M. Corlett was the man in the middle. Boundary Park, capacity 13,512, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Chesterfield led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Oldham Athletic: Favour Fawunmi (50') · Chesterfield: Lee Bonis (18'), Dilan Markanday (52')
Key stats
Possession: Oldham Athletic 47% · Chesterfield 53% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 1-4