OLDHAM. Walsall tops Oldham Athletic 3-1. Walsall got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from J. Earing (33′) and G. Miller (43′). Oldham Athletic tried to recover with a goal from H. Hope (67′). However, the match was closed by a goal (85′) scored by E. Osadebe for Walsall.
The match was played at the Boundary Park stadium in Oldham on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Ross Joyce who had the assistance of Graeme Fyvie and Christopher Ward. The 4th official was Peter Gooch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 9 Total 15
- 4 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 85 Attack 97
- 43 Dangerous attack 42
- 65 Ball safe 49
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Oldham Athletic was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Walsall that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Oldham Athletic was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Walsall was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Oldham Athletic shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Walsall shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Oldham Athletic received 2 yellow cards (J. Bowden and C. Whelan). On the other side, Walsall received 1 yellow card (J. Labadie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Oldham Athletic will stay with 11 points like Mansfield Town and Carlisle United to stay in the 22nd place. On the other side, Walsall will have 16 points like Salford City to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Oldham Athletic will play away against Carlisle United on the 23rd of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Carlisle United (8 draws).
Walsall will host Barrow on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Barrow (1 draw).
Oldham Athletic – Formation
Oldham Athletic
10'
76'
67'
Oldham Athletic started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Keith Curle decided to play with the following team: Jayson Leutwiler , Jordan Clarke , Harrison McGahey , Alan Sheehan , Jack Stobbs , Callum Whelan , Jamie Bowden , Benny Couto , Davis Keillor-Dunn , Zachary Dearnley and Dylan Bahamboula .
The home team had on the bench: D. Rogers, J. Edwards, Hallam Hope , Harry Vaughan , I. Da Silva, Faysal Bettache and T. Trey.
Oldham Athletic could not rely on the presence of H. Hope (injured).
Substitutions
Oldham Athletic made 3 changes: A. Sheehan for H. Hope (10′), Z. Dearnley for F. Bettache (46′) and J. Stobbs for H. Vaughan (62′).
Best player: Hallam Hope
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oldham Athletic was Hallam Hope.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 10′.
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
Walsall started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Matthew Taylor played with: Carl Rushworth , Hayden White , Rollin Menayese , Emmanuel Monthe , Stephen Ward , Joss Labadie , Jack Earing , Conor Wilkinson , Emmanuel Osadebe , Tyrese Shade and George Miller .
They had on the bench: Kieran Phillips , O. Khan, Sam Perry, A. Taylor, T. Leak, Brendan Kiernan and J. Rose.
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: T. Shade for B. Kiernan (64′), C. Wilkinson for K. Phillips (68′) and J. Labadie for S. Perry (89′).
Best player: Jack Earing
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Jack Earing.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Barrow – Scunthorpe United – 1-1
- Bradford City – Hartlepool United – 1-3
- Colchester United – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Exeter City – 1-3
- Harrogate Town – Tranmere Rovers – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Port Vale – 1-1
- Newport County – Carlisle United – 2-2
- Northampton Town – Stevenage – 3-0
- Oldham Athletic – Walsall – 1-3
- Salford City – Rochdale – 0-0
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 1-2
