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Oldham vs Salford City Prediction— England - League Two

Matchday 44 ·Saturday, April 18, 2026, 14:00

Oldham logo
Oldham
PPG 1.67 · HOME
LAST 5
LLLLW
1 – 2
FULL TIME
✘ MODEL PICK MISS · HOME
Salford City logo
Salford City
PPG 1.48 · AWAY
LAST 5
WDWDL

// Model verdict

Home 43% chance

Model probability 51.9% vs bookmaker-implied 39.7% — a clear edge.

+30.8% EXPECTED VALUE ↗
ROI TRACKED

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-012.1%0-19.0%0-23.3%0-30.8%0-4+0.2%1 1-016.6%1-112.3%1-24.6%1-31.1%1-4+0.2%2 2-011.4%2-18.4%2-23.1%2-30.8%2-4+0.2%3 3-05.2%3-13.9%3-21.4%3-30.4%3-4+0.1%4+ 4+-02.4%4+-11.8%4+-20.7%4+-30.2%4+-4+0.0%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 51.9% 39.7% 2.52 +30.8%
Draw 27.9% 30.3% 3.30 -7.9%
Away win 20.2% 37.3% 2.68 -45.9%
Over 2.5 35.4% 51.3% 1.95 -31.0%
Over 3.5 16.4% 29.4% 3.40 -44.2%
BTTS 39.1% 58.8% 1.70 -33.5%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 63 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 46%
O2.5 49%
BTTS 54%
Score Hit 48%
ROI -12.1%
Bet Hit 50%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 0 54%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 1-2
xG (home)1.4 xG (away)0.7 BTTS prob39.1%

H 52% / xG 1.4-0.7 / U2.5 35% / NoBTTS 39%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–0 16.6%
#2 1–1 12.3%
#3 0–0 12.1%
#4 2–0 11.4%
#5 0–1 9.0%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Oldham1.4
Salford City0.7

COMBINED 2.1 xG → O2.5 PROB 35.4% · O3.5 PROB 16.4%

Form & verdict PPG

OLDHAM · PPG 1.67

SALFORD CITY · PPG 1.48

✓ INTERESTING - Balanced match with high-value opportunity
Chance this pick lands
43%
BALANCED

Balanced matchup: Home GOOD (1.67), Away AVERAGE (1.48)

Win probability 1X2

Oldham (H) 51.9%
ODDS 2.52 · IMPLIED 39.7% EV +30.8%
Draw 27.9%
ODDS 3.30 · IMPLIED 30.3% EV -7.9%
Salford City (A) 20.2%
ODDS 2.68 · IMPLIED 37.3% EV -45.9%

Season Statistics average per match · 46 matches · 2025

Oldham ▾ lower is better Salford City

Attack

12.9
Shots
13.4
4.6
Shots on target
4.4
4.8
Shots off target
5.6
3.6
Blocked shots
3.4
8.9
Shots inside box
8.8
4.0
Shots outside box
4.7
35.5%
Shooting accuracy
33.1%
28.4%
Goals per shot on target
29.8%
1.30
Goals
1.33
1.55
xG for 28·29 of 46
1.50

Defence

11.8
Shots faced
11.3
3.7
Shots on target faced
3.8
0.96
Goals conceded
1.16
1.28
xG against 28·29 of 46
1.19
2.7
Goalkeeper saves
2.6

Control

47.8%
Possession
50.5%
320
Passes
319
204
Accurate passes
209
63.6%
Pass accuracy
65.4%
5.2
Corners
5.6
4.9
Corners faced
4.2
2.2
Offsides
1.7

Discipline

12.9
Fouls
12.7
1.8
Yellow cards
2.1
0.09
Red cards
0.04

Match Preview & Prediction

Oldham face Salford City in England - League Two on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Oldham a 52% chance, the draw 28% and Salford City 20%, so Oldham are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.4 for Oldham and 0.7 for Salford City (2.1 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-0. There is a 35% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 39% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Oldham are averaging 1.67 points per game versus 1.48 for Salford City. The best value bet our model finds is a home win, with an expected value of +30.8%. This match finished 1-2.

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