+0.69 points a game is the venue form gap, in Oldham Athletic's favour: Oldham Athletic takes 1.69 a game at home over the last two seasons, Cheltenham Town 1.00 away.
Oldham Athletic: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season. Cheltenham Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 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
Oldham Athletic -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 1, lost 2 of 5, scoring 7 and conceding 6. Last season at home: won 10, drew 7, lost 4 of 21, scoring 28 and conceding 15 -- 1.76 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Accrington Stanley 0-0 at home; lost to Salford City 1-4 at home; lost to Rochdale 0-2 away; lost to Chesterfield 1-2 at home; lost to Tranmere Rovers 0-2 away.
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.
Cheltenham Town -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 2, lost 2 of 5, scoring 7 and conceding 8. Last season away: won 5, drew 5, lost 10 of 20, scoring 24 and conceding 39 -- 1.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Salford City 0-2 at home; lost to Accrington Stanley 0-2 away; beat Chesterfield 2-1 at home; drew with Colchester United 1-1 away; beat Crawley Town 3-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 24 matches with one recorded (21, 3 apiece), most recently Steve Cotterill with 21. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 03:23 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.