SCUNTHORPE. Oldham Athletic tops Scunthorpe United 1-0 after J. Luamba scored just 1 goal (83′).

The match was played at the Sands Venue Stadium stadium in Scunthorpe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Neil Hair with the assistance of Richard Wigglesworth and Helen Edwards. The 4th official was Gareth Rhodes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Scunthorpe United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Oldham Athletic that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oldham Athletic had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oldham Athletic won the match.​

Scunthorpe United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Oldham Athletic shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Scunthorpe United received 4 yellow cards (H. Lewis, A. Beestin, A. Grant and T. Pugh). Talking about the opposition, Oldham Athletic received 3 yellow cards (S. Hart, N. Adams and J. Luamba).

Standings

After playing this match, Scunthorpe United will stay with 19 points to sit in the 24th place. On the other side, Oldham Athletic will have 22 points to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Scunthorpe United will host Walsall on the 8th of February with a 8-8 head to head.

Oldham Athletic will host Bristol Rovers on the 8th of February with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Bristol Rovers (2 draws).

Scunthorpe United – Formation

Scunthorpe United started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Keith Hill decided to play with the following team: Rory Watson (6.2), Ross Millen (7.0), Manny Onariase (7.1), Ryan Delaney (6.7), Harry Lewis (6.2), Anthony Grant (6.4), Liam Feeney (6.0), Tyrese Sinclair (6.5), Alfie Beestin (6.8), Joe Nuttall (6.6) and Rekeil Pyke (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Pugh (6.6), L. Matheson, Harry Bunn (6.4), G. Taft, T. Collins, J. Rowe and Jordan Hallam (6.4).

Substitutions

Scunthorpe United made 3 changes: T. Sinclair for T. Pugh (63′), J. Nuttall for H. Bunn (66′) and H. Lewis for J. Hallam (87′).

Best player: Manny Onariase​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Scunthorpe United was Manny Onariase.

His rating is (7.1) with 44 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Oldham Athletic – Formation

Oldham Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Sheridan played with: J. Stobbs, Danny Rogers (6.9), Jordan Clarke (6.5), Harrison McGahey (7.1), Carl Piergianni (7.4), Sam Hart (6.7), Christopher Missilou (6.4), Callum Whelan (7.0), Tope Obadeyi (7.3), Davis Keillor-Dunn (6.8) and Nicky Adams (7.8), Mike Fondop (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Dylan Bahamboula (6.5), A. Hunt, Benny Couto, J. Leutwiler, Junior Luamba (7.1) and H. Vaughan.

Oldham Athletic could not rely on the presence of D. Bahamboula (injured).

Substitutions

Oldham Athletic made 2 changes: M. Fondop-Talum for D. Bahamboula (25′) and D. Keillor-Dunn for J. Luamba (78′).

Best player: Nicky Adams​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oldham Athletic was Nicky Adams even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 27 passes (55% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 16 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Barrow – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
• Crawley Town – Stevenage – 2-2
• Forest Green Rovers – Newport County – 2-0
• Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 2-0
• Leyton Orient – Colchester United – 0-1
• Scunthorpe United – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
• Sutton United – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
• Swindon Town – Exeter City – 1-2
• Walsall – Northampton Town – 0-1