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Oldham vs Northampton: result 5-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 21Kick-off on December 9, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Boundary Park, Oldham, Greater Manchester

Oldham
5-1
Northampton

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What was the result of Oldham vs Northampton?

Oldham won 5-1 on December 9, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 4′J. ByrneOldham
  • 26′T. ObadeyiOldham
  • 45′J. ByrneOldham
  • 47′S. FoleyNorthampton
  • 60′G. NepomucenoOldham
  • 90′C. DaviesOldham

Official lineup for Oldham vs Northampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Oldham

  1. 13E. Doyle
  2. 27G. Nepomuceno
  3. 30T. Obadeyi
  1. 6D. Gardner
  2. 24O. Fané
  3. 29J. Byrne
  1. 2C. Dummigan
  2. 5Anthony Gerrard
  3. 23R. Hunt
  4. 40K. Bryan
  1. 19J. Placide

Northampton

  1. 7B. Waters
  2. 19C. Long
  1. 8S. Foley
  2. 22M. Crooks
  3. 29M. Grimes
  1. 2Brendan Moloney
  2. 3David Buchanan
  3. 5L. Barnett
  4. 6A. Taylor
  5. 26R. Poole
  1. 1D. Cornell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Oldham have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Northampton have 3, 5 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Oldham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 5, 2017Bradford(away)1-0EFL Trophy
Dec 2, 2017Southend(away)0-2League One
Nov 25, 2017Gillingham(away)0-0League One
Nov 21, 2017AFC Wimbledon(home)0-0League One
Nov 18, 2017Rochdale(home)3-1League One
Northampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2017Portsmouth(away)0-2EFL Trophy
Nov 25, 2017Bury(home)0-0League One
Nov 21, 2017Plymouth(away)0-2League One
Nov 18, 2017Scunthorpe(home)0-3League One
Nov 14, 2017Scunthorpe(away)0-1FA Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Oldham win, 1 draw, 0 Northampton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 28, 2017Northampton 1-2 OldhamLeague One
Aug 16, 2016Oldham 0-0 NorthamptonLeague One

Last archived meeting: Northampton vs Oldham on Feb 28, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Oldham score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Northampton score 0.7 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Oldham1.71.359/158/15
Northampton0.71.635/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
24Northampton469829397435

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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