Match Report
73 points for Oldham Athletic (5th), 68 for Southend United (7th): a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Oldham Athletic: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Oldham Athletic were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.04, Southend United 1.28 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Oldham Athletic, winners of their last three. Southend United had not lost in 6 games.
17 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Oldham Athletic 5, draws 5, Southend United 7, at 2.35 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 35% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 35% of meetings.
Wembley Stadium, capacity 90,000, hosted the game.
Goal scorers
Oldham Athletic: Joe Garner (48'), Kian Harratt (112'), James Norwood (110') · Southend United: Emmanuel Monthe (5' og), Leon Chambers-Parillon (91')