Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 7 apiece, Colchester United 8th and Oldham Athletic 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Colchester United 1.25 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Oldham Athletic 1.75 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.32.
Colchester United were winless in 5.
23 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Colchester United 7, draws 11, Oldham Athletic 5, at 2.61 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. Only 35% of the meetings produced more than two goals. Where history says 2.61 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.6.
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (capacity 10,105). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oldham Athletic led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Colchester United: Harry Anderson (63'), Lewis Temple (90' og) · Oldham Athletic: Keenan Appiah-Forson (20')
Key stats
Possession: Colchester United 65% · Oldham Athletic 35% · Total shots: 17-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 8-2