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The National League game at Boundary Park on Saturday sees hosts Oldham Athletic welcome opponents Rochdale.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Oldham Athletic v Rochdale can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
๐ Form Guide
Oldham Athletic
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Oldham Athletic will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-0 National League loss in their previous game against Altrincham.
Chris Conn-Clarke (40') scored for Altrincham.
Oldham Athletic have struggled with their forward play in recent times. Their goals record stands at just 3 against opponents during the course of their previous six matches. In those meetings, Oldham Athletic have also seen the number of goals scored against them come to 8.
Their previous form shows that Oldham Athletic:
- have not been beaten in the league by Rochdale in their last 6 matches.
- have not won at home in their last 5 league games. Their fans aren't happy.
Rochdale
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In their previous fixture, Rochdale drew 1-1 in the National League match with Hartlepool United.
The only player to score from Rochdale was Devante Rodney (96'). Joe Grey (65') scored for Hartlepool United.
The numbers tell their own story, and Rochdale have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 6 goals in all. Defensively, Rochdale can certainly do much better. We will find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Coming into this contest, Rochdale are winless against Oldham Athletic when having played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
๐ฅ Head to head
An examination of their prior head to head clashes going back to 18/11/2017 shows us that Oldham Athletic have won 3 of them & Rochdale 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.
A combined sum of 14 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 for The Latics and 6 coming from The Dale. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was National League match day 16 on 21/10/2023 when it finished Rochdale 3-4 Oldham Athletic.
The referee was James Westgate.
๐ฐ Team News: Oldham Athletic
The Oldham Athletic boss Micky Mellon has a full complement, with no fitness worries to speak of coming into this clash with a completely healthy group to choose from.
๐ฐ Team News: Rochdale
Rochdale manager Jimmy McNulty has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Kyle Ferguson (Hamstring injury) and Bradley Kelly (Knee injury) will miss out on this game. Ian Henderson cannot play in this game through suspension.
๐ฎ Prediction
We believe that Rochdale will likely create enough chances to get a goal against this Oldham Athletic lineup, however it isnโt expected to be enough to avoid defeat.
We can see a narrow 2-1 advantage for Oldham Athletic when the full-time whistle blows. It really should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 11:03 06/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Oldham Athletic
Formed: 1895
Stadium: Boundary Park (13,513)
Captain: Liam Hogan
Chairman: Frank Rothwell
Manager: Micky Mellon
Competitions: National League position 9
๐ Key Player: James Norwood
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, James Norwood was born in England. After making a first senior appearance for Exeter City in the 2009 - 2010 season, the gifted Forward has contributed 17 league goals in the National League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in a total of 35 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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43 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 95 | DLWLL |
2 |
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42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 78 | LWWDW |
3 |
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42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 74 | DWLWD |
4 |
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43 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 70 | WLWWW |
5 |
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43 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 70 | DDLDW |
6 |
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41 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 69 | WLWWW |
7 |
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42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 65 | WLDLD |
8 |
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41 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 63 | WWWLD |
9 |
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42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 60 | LDDLL |
10 |
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43 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 59 | DDWDW |
11 |
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42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 56 | WWWLD |
12 |
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43 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 54 | LWDWD |
13 |
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42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 53 | DDLWD |
14 |
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42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 52 | LDLWW |
15 |
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42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 51 | WLLWW |
16 |
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42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | -14 | 50 | LLDWL |
17 |
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43 | 11 | 17 | 15 | -14 | 50 | LWWWD |
18 |
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43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 49 | LWDLD |
19 |
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41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 49 | WLWDD |
20 |
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40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 47 | LDLLL |
21 |
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43 | 11 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 46 | DDDLW |
22 |
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42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | -21 | 44 | LLLLL |
23 |
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42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | -28 | 43 | LDLLD |
24 |
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43 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -37 | 32 | LLLWL |
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Wealdstone |
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Altrincham |
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AFC Fylde |
Southend United |
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Boreham Wood |
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Dorking Wanderers |
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Hartlepool United |
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AFC Fylde |
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Chesterfield |
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Bromley |
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Southend United |
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Kidderminster Harriers |
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Boreham Wood |
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Eastleigh |
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Barnet |
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Ebbsfleet United |
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Chesterfield |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 35 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 2.3 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 2.5 |
Biggest victory | 5-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.7 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 1.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 2.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
James Norwood | 17 |
Mike Fondop-Talum | 7 |
Nathan Sheron | 6 |
Brennan Dickenson | 5 |
Alex Reid | 5 |
Kairo Mitchell | 13 |
Ian Henderson | 11 |
Tyrese Sinclair | 10 |
Jimmy Keohane | 8 |
Cian Hayes | 6 |
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