Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — York City 2nd with 96 points, Oldham Athletic 5th with 73, 23 apart. On recent form Oldham Athletic sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, York City ran at 2.07 scored and 0.91 conceded, Oldham Athletic at 1.39 and 1.04.
York City were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — York City 1, draws 2, Oldham Athletic 1, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The venue was Dwight Yorke Stadium, with room for 8,500 spectators. With 59 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, Z. Kennard-Kettle was the man in the middle. Oldham Athletic led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Oldham Athletic: Joe Garner (23'), Vimal Yoganathan (49'), Joe Pritchard (51')
Key stats
Possession: York City 70% · Oldham Athletic 30% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 0-7 · Corners: 7-3