Match Report
Oldham Athletic, 10th with 68 points, sat 28 points above Crawley Town (22nd, 40). Recent form told a different story for Oldham Athletic: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Oldham Athletic were scoring 1.3 and conceding 0.96, Crawley Town 0.96 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Crawley Town were winless in 5.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Oldham Athletic 6, draws 5, Crawley Town 4, at 3.13 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%. Recent editions have opened up: 4.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.13 historically.
D. Baines took charge of the match — our records show 84 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. Boundary Park in Oldham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,512. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oldham Athletic led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Oldham Athletic: Jack Stevens (38'), Jack Stevens (51')
Key stats
Possession: Oldham Athletic 45% · Crawley Town 55% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 8-3