Oldham vs Accrington ST Prediction & Betting Tips

Form has been patchy on both sides

Across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Oldham have won six, drawn twice and lost twelve, with goals scored and conceded fairly close together. Accrington's record over a similar length of run is four wins, eight draws and eight losses, again with goals going in at both ends.

Oldham: 20 completed matches; Accrington ST: 20 completed matches.

Oldham

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

65% 13 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

32

Difference

-7

Accrington ST

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

31

Difference

-4

Accrington's habit of drawing far more than they lose outright stands out. Oldham have been more inconsistent, mixing decent spells with heavier losses.

Accrington's tendency to draw rather than lose could matter if this one stays tight.

Comparative Team Statistics: Oldham vs Accrington ST

No settled pattern in recent meetings

The last five meetings between these two have gone in different directions. Oldham won the most recent League Two clash 3-0 back in May, but Accrington took the previous League Two meeting 1-0 in November, and beat Oldham 3-1 in a League Cup tie before that.

Go back further and there's a 0-0 League Cup draw and an EFL Trophy game Accrington won 3-0, so there isn't a dominant side once you look past the last couple of results.

Recent history offers no reliable edge to either side.

A tight battle near the bottom

Seven games into the season, Oldham sit 16th with seven points from two wins, one draw and four defeats. Accrington are just below them in 21st, on six points from a single win and three draws.

Neither side has managed more than two wins so far, and both have shipped more goals than they've scored. It's about as tight as it gets between two teams scrapping to move away from the wrong end of the table.

Points are hard to come by for both sides right now, so a cagey, low-confidence contest looks likely.

Personnel who could shape things

Accrington's main threat this season is Caton, who has five goals in seven appearances, comfortably their most productive player. Oldham's biggest attacking contribution has come from Kavanagh, with three goals and three assists in the same number of games, making him central to whatever they create.

Oldham:

Best scorers:

C. Kavanagh - 4

Best assist providers:

C. Kavanagh - 3

Penalty cards:

G. Scott-Morriss x 1

O. Norburn x 4

Accrington ST:

Best scorers:

C. Caton - 5

Penalty cards:

D. Matthews x 1 x 3

J. Woods x 4

Discipline is worth a mention too. Oldham's Norburn has picked up four yellow cards in seven matches, while Accrington's Matthews has three yellows and a red in six, hinting at a physical edge referees may need to manage.

Goals could come at both ends

Both teams have conceded more than they've scored this season, and that pattern holds up over their longer form runs too. Neither defence has looked settled, and both attacks have shown they can find the net.

That combination points towards a fairly open game rather than a tight, low-scoring one, though nothing in the numbers guarantees it.