Match Report
68 points for Oldham Athletic (10th), 78 for Grimsby Town (7th): a 10-point gap. On recent form Oldham Athletic sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Per game in the league, Oldham Athletic were scoring 1.3 and conceding 0.96, Grimsby Town 1.61 and 1.09, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Oldham Athletic in 6 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Oldham Athletic wins, 1 for Grimsby Town, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 17% of meetings won.
Boundary Park, capacity 13,512, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Oldham Athletic: Josh Hawkes (82')
Key stats
Possession: Oldham Athletic 44% · Grimsby Town 56% · Total shots: 8-7 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 3-4