Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Oldham Athletic 5th with 73 points, Dagenham & Redbridge 21st with 52, 21 apart. Dagenham & Redbridge had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Dagenham & Redbridge 1.33 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Oldham Athletic 1.39 and 1.04, with the league averaging 1.35.
Dagenham & Redbridge were winless in 9. From the last five rounds, Dagenham & Redbridge held 2 points of 15 and Oldham Athletic 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Dagenham & Redbridge wins, 2 for Oldham Athletic, 3 draws, at 1.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The match was played at Chigwell Construction Stadium in Dagenham (capacity 6,078). Dagenham & Redbridge led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dagenham & Redbridge: Aaron Loupalo-Bi (45'), Ryan Hill (67') · Oldham Athletic: Joe Pritchard (90'), Mike Fondop (48')