-0.36 points a game is the venue form gap, in Oldham Athletic's favour: Tranmere Rovers takes 0.88 a game at home over the last two seasons, Oldham Athletic 1.24 away.
Tranmere Rovers: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Oldham Athletic: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Tranmere Rovers -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 2. Last season at home: won 4, drew 6, lost 13 of 23, scoring 22 and conceding 37 -- 0.78 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Rotherham United 2-2 at home; drew with Newport County 2-2 away; drew with Port Vale 1-1 away; beat Shrewsbury Town 2-0 at home; drew with Grimsby Town 1-1 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 23 matches with one recorded (12, 7, 4 apiece), most recently Darrell Clarke with 4. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Oldham Athletic -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 1 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 3. Last season away: won 8, drew 6, lost 9 of 23, scoring 30 and conceding 26 -- 1.30 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Fleetwood Town 1-1 away; beat Swindon Town 3-0 at home; lost to Colchester United 1-2 away; beat Port Vale 2-0 at home; beat Accrington Stanley 3-0 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 22 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Micky Mellon. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:10 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.