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

Mon 29th Dec, 19:45 BST, Banks's Stadium, Walsall

Matthew Sadler and Micky Mellon take on one another in the League Two on Monday evening, as Walsall face Oldham Athletic at the Banks's Stadium. In this preview you'll find the best odds for 17 different betting markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while there's also head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Walsall
39%
--
Draw
29%
--
Oldham
32%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Walsall 1-0
13%
--
Oldham 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Walsall 2-1
8%
--
Walsall 2-0
8%
--
Oldham 2-1
7%
--
Oldham 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Walsall 3-1
3%
--
Walsall 3-0
3%
--
Oldham 3-1
2%
--
Oldham 3-0
2%
--
Walsall 3-2
2%
--
Oldham 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
52%
--
Walsall win to nil
24%
--
Oldham win to nil
20%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Walsall have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Walsall have outscored their opponents by 30 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Walsall have played 10 games at home winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Oldham are in 16th position in the League Two on 24 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Oldham have conceded 11 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Walsall
Oldham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2012351139 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Dec 29
2
Notts C2011451337 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Jan 10
l
 
3-1A
3
Swindon201145937 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
4
Bromley201064936 
w
 
3-1A
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
5
MK Dons209651433 
Feb 23
w
 
0-1F
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
6
Salford201037033 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
7
Chesterfield20884532 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Jan 1
Mar 17
8
Crewe20947631 
Dec 26
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
9
Cambridge20875431 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
10
Gillingham20794630 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
11
Fleetwood20866330 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
12
Colchester20776628 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 28
d
 
1-1A
Apr 3
13
Barnet20776528 
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
14
Grimsby20767527 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
Mar 14
Dec 26
15
Tranmere20686326 
w
 
4-2F
Jan 17
Dec 20
Mar 7
16
Oldham20596224 
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
-
-
17
Accrington20668024 
Jan 24
w
 
1-3F
May 2
l
 
1-0A
18
Barrow20569-821 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
19
Cheltenham206311-1721 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
Jan 17
w
 
0-3F
20
Shrewsbury20479-1319 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
Apr 11
21
Crawley204610-1018 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
22
Harrogate204511-1317 
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
23
Bristol R205213-2317 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 10
Feb 17
d
 
0-00-0
24
Newport203413-1713 
Mar 21
w
 
2-4A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Walsall 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Oldham 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Walsall have beaten Oldham in 3 consecutive league meetings
8
Walsall have not lost to Oldham in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Walsall since 2005
Walsall
Oldham
Goals: Scored
19
15
Games: Scored
11 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
4 / 15
WLS
7
D
3
OLD
5
League games at Oldham since 2004
Oldham
Walsall
Goals: Scored
24
21
Games: Scored
13 / 17
13 / 17
Clean sheets
4 / 17
4 / 17
WLS
5
D
4
OLD
8
Goal Statistics
Walsall 1st Oldham 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Oldham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Walsall’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Oldham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Oldham
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
35%
better
WLS
OLD
view stats
Games scored16
12
Failed to score4
8
Scored first10
5
Goals scored30
18
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
11
Conversion rate for17
9
Avg. XG for1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
WLS
OLD
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
11
Clean sheets5
9
Conceded first10
11
Goals conceded19
16
Avg. goals conceded1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
10
Conversion rate against12%
10%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20924
M RobertsD KanuA AdomahL Warrington
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts GLK20
1
-
A Flint DEF201
2
-
A Adomah FWD2022
1
-
C Barrett DEF1932
3
-
C Lakin MID1811
1
1
E Weir DEF1732
2
-
R Finnigan MID1732
1
-
L Warrington MID17
4
-
D Kanu FWD169
-
A Pressley FWD1641
1
-
B Comley MID15
2
1
V Harper MID141
3
-
J Matt FWD141
1
-
P Farquharson DEF1211
-
J Jellis MID121
2
-
R Browne DEF1011
-
H Burke DEF91
-
M Hancock DEF41
-
R Richards MID41
-
D. Cox DEF3
2
-
J. Hollman MID3
-
F. Okeke DEF1
-
Oldham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20425
M HudsonM MellonJ RobsonJ Robson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hudson GLK201
1
-
M Monthe DEF201
3
-
L Hannant MID201
3
-
R Woods MID191
3
1
M Fondop FWD1911
3
-
J Robson DEF182
5
-
D Daniels DEF18
-
K. Drummond FWD171
1
-
J Caprice DEF14
4
-
T Pett MID141
1
-
M Mellon FWD1441
-
J Quigley FWD133
1
-
K. Payne MID11
1
-
T Conlon MID112
4
-
W Sutton DEF101
1
J Hawkes MID103
-
R Ogle DEF81
-
K Morris MID7
-
J Garner FWD71
4
-
O Hammond MID6
-
K Harratt FWD5
-
J Stevens FWD411
1
-
J Leake DEF2
1
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Barrow v Cheltenham
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Cambridge v Accrington
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Crewe v Bristol R
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Notts C v Walsall
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Bromley v Grimsby
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Shrewsbury v Chesterfield
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Harrogate v MK Dons
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Colchester v Newport
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Fleetwood v Gillingham
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Oldham v Tranmere
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Swindon v Crawley
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Barnet v Salford
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Bristol R v Bromley
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Salford v Harrogate
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
MK Dons v Swindon
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Grimsby v Oldham
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Gillingham v Cambridge
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Cheltenham v Shrewsbury
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Accrington v Barrow
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Chesterfield v Notts C
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Walsall v Crewe
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Crawley v Colchester
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Newport v Barnet
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Tranmere v Fleetwood
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Newport v Crewe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:30
Walsall v Oldham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bristol R v Barnet
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Chesterfield v Cambridge
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Salford v Fleetwood
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
MK Dons v Notts C
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Grimsby v Shrewsbury
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Tranmere v Barrow
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Accrington v Harrogate
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Crawley v Bromley
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Gillingham v Colchester
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cheltenham v Swindon
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Fleetwood v Grimsby
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Oldham v Chesterfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Bristol R
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Colchester v MK Dons
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Bromley v Newport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Harrogate v Tranmere
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Salford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Walsall
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barnet v Crawley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Cheltenham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Accrington
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Swindon v Gillingham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00