Oldham vs Swindon Predictions

• Oldham have failed to beat any of the top 8 this season, losing all of their meetings with the top 2.
• Swindon have one of the league’s best away records.
• This clash pits the second-worst defence (Oldham) against the second-best attacking record (Swindon).

Swindon’s Promotion Push

Swindon continue their promotion push this weekend when they head to Oldham on Saturday. The visitors are making great strides in their push to return to League One, but they are under pressure as they look to get over the line inside the top three.

With just four points between Swindon and fourth, they need to keep picking up wins as they look to climb into the third tier next season. This weekend takes them to a struggling Oldham side, who are facing punishments off the pitch following a tough season on it.

Struggles for Oldham

The Latics have come under threat of administration this season, which is a huge concern given what happened to Bury earlier in the campaign. Those off-pitch issues have hit the players, with their form taking a severe dip. Oldham have lost 14 of their 37 League Two games this term, winning only nine. That poor form has left them in 19th place.

The hosts have lost five times at home this term, while they’ve struggled to match up to the very best in the league. The hosts haven’t beaten any of the top eight in the league this season. The Latics have lost all three clashes with the top two so far, with Swindon set to complete the set this weekend.

Visitors on Form

While Oldham are struggling, the visitors are in fine form. Swindon come here with one of the league’s best records across the last eight games, having won three of their last four in League Two. Only two sides have a better points return on the road this term than Swindon. The visitors have picked up most of those points against sides from 10th and below, winning six of nine matches.

We don’t have much faith in the hosts here, especially as the struggling hosts have the second-worst defensive record against Swindon’s second-best attacking record. That should enough to see the visitors outclass the Latics, so we are going with a home victory. With the hosts seeing 61% of their home matches finishing with both teams scoring, we are going with a 2-1 Swindon victory.