Walsall vs Oldham

1 - 2

🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Mackey 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Walsall 13 · Oldham 10

Referee Stats

Oliver Mackey

11 matches · 3.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.45
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	27%
Draws	18%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Oldham outshot their opponent (11-18).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Oldham had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 30

Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Oldham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.30 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.26

PPG

1.30

1.00

1.30

1.13

48%

O2.5

57%

48%

BTTS

43%

35%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Walsall rank13th

Oldham rank10th

Walsall points65

Oldham points68

Walsall: #13 · 65 pts · GD +0

21 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Oldham: #10 · 68 pts · GD +16

18 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

L L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Oldham last 5 away

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals8-10

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Oldham trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home61%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Oldham score away65%

Oldham clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first35%

Walsall win after scoring first63%

Oldham score first52%

Oldham win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 27% · Oldham 33%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 25.9' · Oldham 19.7'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.00 vs 1.37

Walsall concede at home1.30 vs 1.20

Oldham score away1.30 vs 1.20

Oldham concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Walsall score 27% below league average, while Oldham score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 8% above league average at home, and Oldham are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Oldham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

301

267

Passes Accurate

208

158

Passes %

69%

59%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Garner

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Woods

36' ↑↓

↑↓

36' ⇄ P. Farquharson

1st substitution · For: Rico Browne

38'

38' A. Flint

45+2'

45+2' J. Garner

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Kanu

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Matt

56'

56' Kai Payne

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Garner

1st substitution · For: J. Quigley

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Matt

2nd substitution · For: A. Pressley

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Barrett

3rd substitution · For: Favour Okeke

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Finnigan

4th substitution · For: C. Lakin

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Kanu

5th substitution · For: A. Adomah

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ K. Drummond

2nd substitution · For: K. Harratt

87'

87' C. Clarke

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Harratt

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Woods

Walsall vs Oldham 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Oldham beat Walsall 2-1 on Monday, 29 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Oliver Mackey. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: Oldham took the lead at 15' when J. Garner scored, with the assist credited to R. Woods, making the score 0-1. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 36', with P. Farquharson replacing Rico Browne. A. Flint received a yellow card for Walsall at 38'. J. Garner received a yellow card for Oldham at 45+2'.

Second half: Walsall leveled the score at 50' when D. Kanu scored, with the assist credited to J. Matt, making the score 1-1. Kai Payne received a yellow card for Oldham at 56'. Oldham made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Garner replacing J. Quigley. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Matt replacing A. Pressley. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 76', with C. Barrett replacing Favour Okeke. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 77', with R. Finnigan replacing C. Lakin. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 77', with D. Kanu replacing A. Adomah. Oldham made their 2nd substitution at 84', with K. Drummond replacing K. Harratt. C. Clarke received a yellow card for Walsall at 87'. Oldham took the lead at 90' when K. Harratt scored, with the assist credited to R. Woods, making the score 1-2.

Walsall used 5 substitutions while Oldham used 2 substitutions. Walsall got 2 yellow cards, while Oldham got 2 yellow cards.