Tranmere Rovers FC vs Oldham Athletic AFC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
Tranmere Rovers FC vs Oldham Athletic AFC — FA Cup at Prenton Park.
- Tranmere Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Oldham Athletic AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ross Martin (England)
- Assistant 1 Alex Gray (England)
- Assistant 2 Jonathan Wyatt (England)
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Oldham Athletic AFC H 1–2 L 04 Nov Stevenage FC A 3–4 L 05 Nov Carlisle United FC A 1–2 L 06 Nov Crawley Town FC A 1–0 W 10 Jan Barnsley FC A 0–2 L 27 Nov Brackley Town FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Tranmere Rovers FC A 2–1 W 04 Nov Newport County AFC A 0–2 L 06 Nov Wrexham AFC A 0–3 L 06 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D 09 Jan AFC Bournemouth A 1–4 L 28 Nov Bradford City AFC A 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Tranmere Rovers FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Oldham Athletic AFC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Oldham Athletic AFCMichael Mellon 3 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Tranmere Rovers FC and Oldham Athletic AFC is underway.
- 5' Tranmere Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 9' GOAL! Connor Jennings scores on 9.
- 14' It looks like no one’s ball. Oldham Athletic AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 23' Oldham Athletic AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 23.
- 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oldham Athletic AFC that had 14 games and scored 17 goals.
- 31' It’s a booking for Tranmere Rovers FC player. Sam Finley gets a card.
- 36' Tranmere Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
- 39' GOAL! James Norwood scores on 39.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' Tranmere Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' The travelling Oldham Athletic AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' The whistle greets Sam Clucas as he departs to be replaced by Jesurun Uchegbulam.
- 61' Oldham Athletic AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jesurun Uchegbulam on 61.
- 62' Tranmere Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harvey Saunders is hanging Luke Norris on the field on 62 minute.
- 67' It looks surprising Oldham Athletic AFC does not make any changes. Mike Fondop-Talom has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 72' It’s high time Micky Mellon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 76' The Oldham Athletic AFC manager makes a substitution. Kane Drummond departs to be replaced by Otis Khan.
- 81' The referee shows Oldham Athletic AFC player a card on 81.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a card for Tom Davies.
- 87' Oldham Athletic AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Hammond is hanging Josh Lundstram on the field on 87 minute.
- 88' It is a substitution in Oldham Athletic AFC team. James Norwood is replaced by Mike Fondop-Talom on 88 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Tranmere Rovers FC.
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Lineups
Tranmere Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 23
- 7
- 2
- 6
- 17
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9
Luke Norris ↓ Harvey Saunders 62'
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- 30
- 8
- 18
Bench
- 14
- 13
- 11
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19
Harvey Saunders ↑ 62'
- 22
- 10
- 20
- 3
- 21
Coach Nigel AdkinsOldham Athletic AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 20
- 3
- 2
- 16
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4
Sam Clucas ↓ Jesurun Uchegbulam 58'
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31
Kane Drummond ↓ Otis Khan 76'
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8
Josh Lundstram ↓ Oliver Hammond 87'
- 26
- 10
- 30
Bench
- 35
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27
Oliver Hammond ↑ 87'
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33
Otis Khan ↑ 76'
- 31
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17
Jesurun Uchegbulam ↑ 58'
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9
Mike Fondop-Talom ↑ 88'
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Coach Micky Mellon -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals James Norwood 1 Jesurun Uchegbulam 1 Connor Jennings 1 Tranmere Rovers FC Form
2024-11-02 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–2 Oldham Athletic AFC L 2023-11-04 Stevenage FC 4–3 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2022-11-05 Carlisle United FC 2–1 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2021-11-06 Crawley Town FC 0–1 Tranmere Rovers FC W 2021-01-10 Barnsley FC 2–0 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2020-11-27 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–0 Brackley Town FC WOldham Athletic AFC Form
2024-11-02 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–2 Oldham Athletic AFC W 2023-11-04 Newport County AFC 2–0 Oldham Athletic AFC L 2022-11-06 Wrexham AFC 3–0 Oldham Athletic AFC L 2021-11-06 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Oldham Athletic AFC D 2021-01-09 AFC Bournemouth 4–1 Oldham Athletic AFC L 2020-11-28 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Oldham Athletic AFC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.32 Tranmere Rovers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.3 Oldham Athletic AFC xGI would bet for: Tranmere Rovers FC or Oldham Athletic AFC 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Oldham Athletic AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Tranmere Rovers FC or Draw 65%Draw or Oldham Athletic AFC 65%Tranmere Rovers FC or Oldham Athletic AFC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 0 9.3%1 – 0 8.6%0 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 Actual2 – 0 6.2%0 – 2 6%2 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 3.5%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — Tranmere Rovers FC
Handicap Tranmere Rovers FC covers Push Oldham Athletic AFC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 19% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 19% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Tranmere Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Oldham Athletic AFC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

