Oldham Athletic vs Walsall: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Oldham Athletic play Walsall in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 10 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Oldham Athletic: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Walsall: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Oldham Athletic scores 1.30 and concedes 0.96 goals per match. Walsall scores 1.22 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Oldham Athletic 43%, Walsall 52%. Over 2.5: Oldham Athletic 48%, Walsall 48%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Oldham Athletic has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.32. Oldham Athletic: 13.1 shots per match, Walsall: 11.3.

Match halves

Oldham Athletic: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.78. Walsall: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Oldham Athletic: 46-60 (12 goals). Walsall: 61-75 (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
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11Shots6
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4Shots on target1
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1.32xG0.71
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4Corners4
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47Dangerous attacks35
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16Fouls16
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3Cards2
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Oldham AthleticWalsall
1.3Goals scored / match1.22
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0.96Goals conceded / match1.22
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48%Average possession41%
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4.65Shots on target / match3.85
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.09Shots per match11.33
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4.65Shots on target3.85
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10%Shot conversion10.7%
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48%Possession41%
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1.51xG for1.32
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1.39xG against1.34
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Shooting quality

Oldham Athletic: BalancedWalsall: Balanced
Oldham AthleticWalsall
Accuracy (shots on target)36%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Oldham Athletic
LLLLW
Season result split
39% W30% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-14-14
1.48 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-8-5
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Walsall
LLWLL
Season result split
39% W24% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-11-17
1.41 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
10-6-7
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Oldham Athletic is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.3 goals / match - Oldham Athletic · 1.22 goals / match - Walsall

Oldham Athletic is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.96 goals / match - Oldham Athletic · 1.22 goals / match - Walsall

Oldham Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Oldham Athletic scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Walsall keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

Walsall scoring profile: strong

Walsall scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Oldham Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 41% (19 of 46 matches).

60Goals scored (season)56
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44Goals conceded (season)56
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2.26Average goals in match2.43
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8Goals scored (last 5)5
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9Goals conceded (last 5)12
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How often they score at least...

72%1 goal67%
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39%2 goals35%
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20%3 goals15%
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0%4 goals4%
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How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal76%
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24%2 goals37%
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13%3 goals7%
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0%4 goals2%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time13%
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2%BTTS in both halves2%
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28%Scored in both halves24%
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BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
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17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
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60%BTTS - last 560%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
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28%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
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7%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
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2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
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35%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
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13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Walsall is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / match - Oldham Athletic · 1.39 pts / match - Walsall

Oldham Athletic - half-time state
28% leading41% draw30% trailing
Walsall - half-time state
35% leading35% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)1.39
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0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.54
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0.52Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
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1.04Average goals (1st half)1.02
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57%Clean sheet before half-time59%
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57%No goal before half-time59%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.74Points per match (2nd half)1.17
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0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
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0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
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1.22Average goals (2nd half)1.41
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72%Clean sheet after half-time48%
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43%No goal after half-time50%
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Oldham Athletic - second-half results

43% W43% R13% P
58
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
80
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Walsall - second-half results

26% W39% R35% P
64
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Oldham Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Walsall - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.42.0
Average goals in match0.82.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Oldham Athletic
ScoredConceded
6
8
0-15
8
9
16-30
10
7
31-45
12
7
46-60
12
3
61-75
12
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Walsall
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
7
7
16-30
13
12
31-45
5
8
46-60
16
13
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (16 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.35
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Oldham Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-21.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.88
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Walsall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Oldham AthleticLigaWalsall
Average goals in match 2.262.57 2.43
Both teams scored 43%52% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%48% 48%
Clean sheets 41%27% 24%
Goal before half-time 70%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 67%78% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Oldham Athletic 1 - 0 - 0 Walsall. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Oldham Athletic vs Walsall?

The EFL League Two match finished Oldham Athletic 0:1 Walsall. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Oldham Athletic vs Walsall?

Oldham Athletic score 1.30 goals per game on average and Walsall 1.22. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Oldham Athletic's matches and 52% of Walsall's.

What form are Oldham Athletic and Walsall in?

Over the last 5 games Oldham Athletic have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Walsall 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Oldham Athletic vs Walsall?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Oldham Athletic vs Walsall: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.