Salford City vs Oldham Prediction

Right then, let's fire up the BBQ and look at this tasty League Two clash! Salford City are hosting Oldham, and on paper, this looks like a proper feast for the home side.

Salford sitting pretty in 9th with 19 points, while Oldham are languishing down in 15th with just 15 points. That's a decent gap in the table, and when you dig deeper, it gets even better for the home team.

The Ammies have been scoring goals for fun at home this season - averaging 2.0 goals per game on their own patch. They've put three past both Swindon Town (who are 2nd in the league!) and Stockport County recently. Sure, they had a couple of shaky results against Chesterfield and Grimsby, but that's football for you - sometimes you burn the boerewors!

Oldham, on the other hand, have been struggling to find the back of the net. In their last three league games, they've managed just one goal total! That's not going to cut it against a Salford side that knows how to score at home. Their away form shows they can score (1.6 per game), but recent results don't back that up.

Here's the killer stat though - Salford have a perfect home record against Oldham: 2 wins and 1 draw from 3 meetings. They've beaten them 2-1 and 2-0 in recent encounters. History is definitely on the home side's here.

The stats back this up too - Salford average more shots (15.5 vs 13.44), more shots on target (5.4 vs 4.44), and have better possession (54.3% vs 49.3%). They're just the better football team right now.

With odds of 2.10 for the home win, that's value I can get behind. Salford should have too much quality for an Oldham side that's been firing blanks recently.

Key Points:

• Salford unbeaten at home vs Oldham (2W-1D)

• Home side averaging 2.0 goals per game at home

• Oldham scored just 1 goal in last 3 league games

• Salford beat 2nd-place Swindon 3-2 at home recently

• 4-point gap in league table favors Salford

• Home side has better attacking stats across the board

Time to back the winners here - Salford City should cook up a nice victory!