Oldham Athletic
- Oldham Athletic are 15th in League Two with 32 points from 24 games and have conceded an average of 0.83 goals per home game.
- Mellon has been in charge of Oldham since October 2023 and has instilled a high-tempo, energetic, direct style on his players.
- The wing-backs play wide in the defensive third and then push up to support the wingers, who get into central positions to cause chaos and win aerial duels.
- Oldham Athletic have drawn their last three League Two matches, including consecutive 0-0 home draws against Notts County and Bromley.
Cheltenham Town
- Cheltenham Town are 18th in League Two with 30 points from 25 matches and have shipped 2.25 goals per away match this season.
- The Robins are adaptable and will adapt their pressing strategy and tempo of the game according to the opponent and situation, as their excellent 3-0 win over high-flying Crawley Town demonstrated.
Head-to-Head
- The two sides last met in League Two three months ago and Oldham cruised to a 3-0 win at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
- Latics have since gone off the boil, winning just one of their last five league games, although they did pick up four draws in that run.
- Cheltenham, meanwhile, have a mixed bag of recent results in the league with three wins and two losses in their last five matches.
Key Players
- The Robins’ attacking threat is best delivered through Hakeeb Adelakun, who has bagged three goals in his last 11 appearances in League Two and has scored a third of his team’s goals in the last five games.
- The experienced backline provides the platform for Cotterill to construct his teams and has been doing well in recent games, apart from the loss to Crewe.
Betting Insights
Mellon’s Oldham are favored at 1.73 with the visitors listed as 4.7 outsiders, which seems about right as the hosts are in the middle of the pack in terms of their recent results.
