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Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Boundary Park, Oldham

Andy Crosby pays counterpart Micky Mellon a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League Two, as their Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic charges face each other at the Boundary Park. Form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and the best odds are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. Here we've gone for , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Oldham
34%
--
Draw
26%
--
Tranmere
40%
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Draw 1-1
12%
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Tranmere 1-0
10%
--
Tranmere 2-1
9%
--
Oldham 1-0
9%
--
Oldham 2-1
8%
--
Tranmere 2-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Oldham 2-0
6%
--
Tranmere 3-1
4%
--
Oldham 3-1
3%
--
Tranmere 3-0
3%
--
Tranmere 3-2
3%
--
Oldham 3-2
2%
--
Oldham 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
52%
--
Away DNB
58%
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Oldham win to nil
17%
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Tranmere win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Oldham have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Oldham have conceded 12 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Oldham have played 10 games at home, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Tranmere lay in 15th place on 26 points in the League Two league table having played 19 matches. Tranmere are unbeaten in 7 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 7 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Tranmere have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Tranmere have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oldham
Tranmere
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1912251138 
l
 
0-1A
Dec 29
Jan 17
l
 
4-2A
2
Notts C1910451134 
Jan 10
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
Feb 21
3
Swindon191045634 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Mar 21
l
 
2-1A
4
Bromley19964833 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Jan 10
d
 
3-3A
5
MK Dons199551432 
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Apr 25
6
Cambridge19865430 
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 24
7
Salford19937-130 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
8
Gillingham19784629 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
9
Chesterfield19784329 
Jan 1
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
10
Colchester19775728 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 3
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
11
Barnet19775728 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
l
 
0-2A
Jan 27
12
Crewe19847328 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
Dec 13
Feb 28
13
Grimsby19766727 
Mar 14
Dec 26
May 2
w
 
1-2F
14
Fleetwood19766127 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
Dec 26
Mar 14
15
Tranmere19685626 
Dec 20
Mar 7
-
-
16
Accrington19667124 
May 2
l
 
1-0A
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
17
Oldham19586223 
-
-
Mar 7
Dec 20
18
Barrow19559-820 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
Dec 29
w
 
0-3F
19
Cheltenham196211-1720 
Jan 17
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
20
Shrewsbury19469-1318 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 11
w
 
4-0F
Apr 3
21
Crawley194510-1017 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
22
Bristol R195212-2017 
Feb 17
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
w
 
1-4F
23
Harrogate194411-1316 
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
Mar 17
Jan 1
24
Newport193412-1513 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Oldham 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oldham0 - 1Walsall
Oldham3 - 0Newport
Oldham0 - 0Crewe
Oldham2 - 2Shrewsbury
Oldham0 - 0Barrow
Oldham1 - 1Barnet
Oldham1 - 0Bromley
Oldham0 - 1Gillingham
Oldham1 - 2Swindon
Oldham1 - 1Colchester
Oldham3 - 3Crawley
Oldham1 - 2Salford
Oldham0 - 2Northampton
Oldham2 - 0L Orient
Oldham1 - 2Mansfield
Oldham1 - 3Sutton
Oldham0 - 2Exeter
Oldham1 - 2Carlisle
Oldham2 - 0Bradford
Oldham2 - 1Bristol R
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HOldham0 - 1Walsall
AOldham0 - 1Accrington
HOldham3 - 0Newport
HOldham0 - 0Crewe
AOldham1 - 0Harrogate
HOldham2 - 2Shrewsbury
AOldham0 - 1Salford
HOldham0 - 0Barrow
AOldham1 - 3Notts C
HOldham1 - 1Barnet
AOldham3 - 0Cheltenham
HOldham1 - 0Bromley
AOldham1 - 0Cambridge
HOldham0 - 1Gillingham
AOldham1 - 1Fleetwood
AOldham0 - 0Bristol R
HOldham1 - 2Swindon
HOldham1 - 1Colchester
AOldham0 - 0MK Dons
HOldham3 - 3Crawley
Tranmere 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barrow0 - 3Tranmere
Grimsby1 - 2Tranmere
Swindon2 - 1Tranmere
Accrington1 - 1Tranmere
Bristol R1 - 4Tranmere
Bromley3 - 3Tranmere
Walsall4 - 2Tranmere
Salford3 - 1Tranmere
Crawley0 - 2Tranmere
Colchester1 - 1Tranmere
Newport1 - 4Tranmere
Barrow0 - 0Tranmere
Accrington3 - 3Tranmere
Harrogate3 - 2Tranmere
Fleetwood0 - 0Tranmere
Bradford0 - 1Tranmere
Grimsby1 - 1Tranmere
Notts C2 - 1Tranmere
Salford2 - 0Tranmere
Swindon3 - 1Tranmere
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ATranmere3 - 0Barrow
ATranmere2 - 1Grimsby
HTranmere2 - 2MK Dons
HTranmere3 - 2Cheltenham
ATranmere1 - 2Swindon
ATranmere1 - 1Accrington
HTranmere1 - 1Chesterfield
ATranmere4 - 1Bristol R
HTranmere0 - 2Barnet
ATranmere3 - 3Bromley
HTranmere0 - 0Cambridge
ATranmere2 - 4Walsall
HTranmere1 - 1Newport
ATranmere1 - 3Salford
HTranmere1 - 2Notts C
ATranmere2 - 0Crawley
HTranmere1 - 1Gillingham
HTranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
ATranmere1 - 1Colchester
ATranmere4 - 1Newport
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Oldham since 2005
Oldham
Tranmere
Goals: Scored
10
9
Games: Scored
6 / 13
7 / 13
Clean sheets
6 / 13
7 / 13
OLD
5
D
3
TRA
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Oldham
0 - 1Tranmere
0 - 1Tranmere
Oldham2 - 0
0 - 1Tranmere
0 - 1Tranmere
Oldham1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Tranmere
Oldham3 - 1
Oldham1 - 0
Oldham1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Tranmere since 2004
Tranmere
Oldham
Goals: Scored
17
10
Games: Scored
10 / 13
7 / 13
Clean sheets
6 / 13
3 / 13
OLD
4
D
3
TRA
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tranmere
Tranmere2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Tranmere1 - 0
Tranmere1 - 0
1 - 2Oldham
0 - 1Oldham
0 - 1Oldham
0 - 1Oldham
Tranmere1 - 0
Tranmere4 - 0
Tranmere2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Oldham Athletic's defensive record is very strong, M. Mellon's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League Two matches. An average PG rating of 1.4 for Tranmere Rovers makes sense in this context.

Oldham 17th Tranmere 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Oldham will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Tranmere will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Oldham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+48
Tranmere have scored 48% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Oldham
PG (predicted goals)
Tranmere
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
OLD
TRA
45%
better
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Games scored11
17
Failed to score8
2
Scored first5
11
Goals scored16
33
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal12
5
Conversion rate for9
22
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+45%
Defence rating
29%
better
OLD
TRA
view stats
Games conceded10
15
Clean sheets9
4
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded14
27
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
7
Conversion rate against9%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Oldham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19325
M HudsonM MellonJ RobsonJ Robson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hudson GLK191
1
-
M Monthe DEF191
3
-
L Hannant MID191
3
-
J Robson DEF182
5
-
R Woods MID181
3
1
M Fondop FWD1811
3
-
D Daniels DEF17
-
K. Drummond FWD171
1
-
J Caprice DEF13
4
-
T Pett MID131
1
-
M Mellon FWD133
-
J Quigley FWD133
1
-
T Conlon MID112
4
-
W Sutton DEF101
1
K. Payne MID10
1
-
J Hawkes MID103
-
R Ogle DEF71
-
K Morris MID7
-
O Hammond MID6
-
J Garner FWD61
3
-
K Harratt FWD5
-
J Stevens FWD3
-
J Leake DEF1
-
Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19644
P BroughO PatrickO PatrickP Brough
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Brough DEF19
4
-
N Smith DEF193
1
-
C Norman DEF1912
3
-
R Smallwood  MID191
4
-
C Jennings FWD1942
2
-
O Patrick FWD1864
1
-
J Davison FWD1822
2
-
C Whitaker MID1752
1
-
N Kenneh MID161
3
-
J. Joseph DEF1511
2
-
J Murphy GLK14
2
-
B. Blacker MID1211
1
-
J Ironside FWD1231
2
-
T. Harris FWD111
1
-
J Turnbull DEF9
-
J Lowe MID9
-
A McGowan DEF82
-
S Solomon FWD8
1
-
K Dennis FWD841
1
-
L O'Connor DEF7
1
-
S Finley MID7
2
-
L McGee GLK5
1
-
E Bristow DEF4
1
-