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League Two · Matchweek 1

Oldham Athletic

OLD

2–0Full time

Port Vale

POR

How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

46%Possession53%
41%Territory33%
37%From set plays46%
0.12Chance quality0.14
8.5%Directness5.8%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Oldham, 3 for Port Vale. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 30 of 163 matches, not the full season.