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Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Jan, 15:00 BST, Boundary Park, Oldham

the Boundary Park masses welcome Cheltenham Town's travelling contingent on Saturday afternoon, as Micky Mellon's Oldham Athletic go head to head with Steve Cotterill's team in the League Two. All statistics, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) history, will change as you click through each of the betting markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Oldham and Cheltenham combined during 90 minutes. Up to date form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this prediction, and we're suggest there's a 75% chance of it coming in. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.29.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Oldham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Oldham
53%
17/20-
Draw
25%
23/10-
Cheltenham
22%
29/10-
Oldham 1-0
13%
6/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Oldham 2-0
10%
8/1-
Oldham 2-1
9%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2-
Cheltenham 1-0
7%
10/1-
Cheltenham 2-1
6%
12/1-
Oldham 3-0
5%
16/1-
Oldham 3-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
14/1-
Cheltenham 2-0
4%
20/1-
Oldham 3-2
2%
28/1-
Oldham 4-0
2%
33/1-
Oldham 4-1
2%
33/1-
Cheltenham 3-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
1/1-
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/5-
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/4-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2-
BTTS - Yes
49%
5/6-
BTTS - No
51%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
7/1-
Home/draw
78%
2/9-
Away/draw
47%
4/5-
Home/away
75%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
3/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
12/5-
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
5/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/10-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
17/2-
Home DNB
70%
2/5-
Away DNB
40%
7/4-
Oldham win to nil
31%
9/4-
Cheltenham win to nil
12%
6/1-
Oldham / Oldham
27%
2/1-
Oldham / Cheltenham
2%
33/1-
Oldham / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / Oldham
17%
15/4-
Draw / Cheltenham
10%
15/2-
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1-
Cheltenham / Oldham
4%
22/1-
Cheltenham / Cheltenham
13%
11/2-
Cheltenham / Draw
5%
14/1-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Oldham have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 25 goals to 24 goals.

Home League Performance

Oldham have played 12 games at home winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Cheltenham are in 18th position in the League Two on 30 points having played 25 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 27 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Cheltenham have conceded 36 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oldham
Cheltenham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2515641751 
w
 
1-0F
-
l
 
1-2A
Feb 17
2
Swindon2414461346 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
3
Walsall241347943 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
4
Salford241347443 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
5
MK Dons2511861841 
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 7
l
 
5-0A
6
Cambridge241185941 
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
7
Chesterfield2510105740 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
8
Notts C2411671039 
-
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
9
Colchester249961036 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 3
May 2
l
 
2-0A
10
Crewe251069636 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
Mar 17
l
 
4-1A
11
Barnet24987635 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
12
Grimsby24978534 
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 24
l
 
7-1F
13
Fleetwood24978234 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
-
14
Accrington24969133 
May 2
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
15
Oldham247116532 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
Jan 17
16
Gillingham247116332 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
17
Tranmere25889032 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 7
Mar 28
l
 
3-2A
18
Cheltenham259313-1630 
Jan 17
w
 
0-3F
-
-
19
Barrow246612-924 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
Mar 6
w
 
1-2F
20
Bristol R246315-2321 
Feb 17
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
21
Crawley254714-1719 
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
22
Shrewsbury244713-2019 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 11
w
 
3-1F
Mar 14
23
Harrogate254615-2118 
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
24
Newport244515-1917 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Oldham have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
Oldham 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Cheltenham 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Oldham have not lost to Cheltenham in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Oldham since 2007
Oldham
Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
OLD
4
D
1
CHT
1
League games at Cheltenham since 2006
Cheltenham
Oldham
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
OLD
2
D
3
CHT
2
Goal Statistics
Oldham 14th Cheltenham 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Oldham will score 1 or more goals
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Cheltenham scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Oldham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
Cheltenham have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Oldham
PG (predicted goals)
Cheltenham
1.6
0.9
Attack rating
OLD
CHT
15%
better
view stats
Games scored15
17
Failed to score9
8
Scored first7
13
Goals scored24
25
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal10
7
Conversion rate for10
15
Avg. XG for1.7
1
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
27%
better
OLD
CHT
view stats
Games conceded14
18
Clean sheets10
7
Conceded first12
12
Goals conceded19
41
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against10%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.9
KickOff rating
+27%

Oldham v Cheltenham League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Oldham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24737
M HudsonM MellonR WoodsJ Garner
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hudson GLK241
2
-
M Monthe DEF241
3
-
R Woods MID233
3
1
J Robson DEF222
6
-
L Hannant MID221
3
-
D Daniels DEF21
-
K. Drummond FWD2111
2
-
M Fondop FWD2011
3
1
T Pett MID181
1
-
J Caprice DEF171
5
-
M Mellon FWD1671
-
J Quigley FWD1631
1
-
K. Payne MID15
2
-
R Ogle DEF121
2
-
T Conlon MID112
4
-
J Garner FWD112
7
-
W Sutton DEF101
1
J Hawkes MID103
-
K Harratt FWD81
-
K Morris MID7
-
O Hammond MID7
-
J Stevens FWD511
1
-
J Leake DEF3
1
-
Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25535
J DayI HutchinsonE ArcherL Young 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Day GLK25
2
-
L Young  MID2421
5
-
J Bickerstaff FWD2422
2
-
E Archer FWD2423
2
-
J Wilson DEF21
2
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF211
5
-
L Kinsella MID20
1
-
J. Thomas FWD1923
1
-
J Martin FWD183
1
-
I Hutchinson MID1753
4
-
B Stevenson MID15
1
-
R Broom MID15
1
-
J Tomkinson DEF141
3
-
D Power DEF14
2
-
T. Taylor MID12
-
S Sherring DEF111
-
G Miller FWD102
-
G Harmon DEF9
1
-
L Angol FWD9
3
1
R Cundy DEF81
-
F Willcox DEF6
1
-
S Bennett MID6
2
-
J. Mažionis DEF5
3
-
H Pell MID3
1
1
T Backwell MID1
1
-