Match Report
In the standings it was Colchester United 13th on 8 points, Oldham Athletic 14th on 7 — separated by 1. Oldham Athletic's recent output lagged their position: 20th on form over five rounds while 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Colchester United 1.17 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Oldham Athletic 1.33 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.33.
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 referee was J. Durkin, with 100 matches in our database and 2.7 yellows per game on average. 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