Oldham vs Bristol Rovers Prediction

Both sides have cooled off recently

Oldham have managed just one win in their last five League Two matches, with a home defeat to Crawley and an away loss at Walsall mixed in among a couple of draws. It's not disastrous, but it's not the platform you'd want heading into a game like this.

Oldham: 20 completed matches; Bristol Rovers: 20 completed matches.

Oldham

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

27

Difference

-2

Bristol Rovers

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

33

Difference

-8

Bristol Rovers have had it tougher still. Four defeats in their last five league outings, including home losses to Salford and Barnet, show a side that's lost its way a bit since the start of October.

Bristol Rovers' league position looks a touch flattering given how recent results have actually gone.

Comparative Team Statistics: Oldham vs Bristol Rovers

A recent win for Oldham, but history is mixed

The most recent meeting between these two came in February, when Oldham won 2-0 at home in League Two. The reverse fixture last August finished goalless at Bristol Rovers' place.

Further back the sides also met a few times in League One, with results split fairly evenly, but that's from a different era for both clubs and doesn't tell us much about where they stand now.

Both clubs sit toward the lower end of the table

Bristol Rovers are 17th with 16 points from 14 games, having won five and lost eight. Oldham are 21st with 12 points from 13 games, winning three and losing seven.

There's a gap there, but it's not a huge one, and neither record points to a side full of confidence right now.

Goals have come from a narrow group so far

C. Kavanagh has been Oldham's main source of output, with four goals and three assists in his last eight appearances, so a lot seems to run through him going forward.

Oldham:

Best scorers:

C. Kavanagh - 4

Best assist providers:

C. Kavanagh - 3

Penalty cards:

G. Scott-Morriss x 1

O. Norburn x 4

Bristol Rovers:

Best scorers:

F. Cavegn - 3

Penalty cards:

T. Leigh x 1 x 2

K. Balmer x 3

For Bristol Rovers, F. Cavegn leads the scoring with three goals in his last eight. On discipline, O. Norburn has picked up the most bookings for Oldham, while Bristol Rovers' T. Leigh has already seen red once in his last six games.

An evenly matched contest on current evidence

Put the pieces together and this looks tight. Oldham have the slightly better recent head-to-head record and a home match to work with, but their own form has been patchy too.

Bristol Rovers sit higher in the table but arrive with the worse recent form of the two, so that league gap may not count for much by kickoff.