Oldham 2:0 Port Vale: League Two Match Result

Match report

Oulm beat Port Vale 2-0 in the first round of the League Two regular season on Saturday, 15 August. The result moves the hosts up to tenth place with seven points from five games, while the visitors remain rooted at twenty-fourth after five matches and only two points.

The match settled into its pattern early, with Port Vale controlling the ball but Oulm making their moments count. By then the visitors had already taken corners and pushed forward, yet the home side's defence held its shape. To be fair, the away side's possession rarely translated into clear chances.

C. Kavanagh opened the scoring in the sixtieth minute, then added a second seven minutes later to seal the win. The goals came from a game where Oulm managed only three shots on target while Port Vale could muster just one. And here's the thing — most of the away side's attacks stayed wide, with five attempts from outside the penalty area and eight inside.

Port Vale dominated possession at sixty per cent and registered ninety-four attacks against Oulm's seventy-seven. The visitors attempted three hundred and ninety-one passes with two hundred and ninety-seven successful, yet their shot accuracy sat at eight per cent. Oulm, with forty per cent possession, hit twenty-seven per cent accuracy from their shots.

The away side came into Saturday having won their last three games, including a five-nil thrashing of Tamworth. Oulm's recent form looked different — they had lost two of their last five, including a two-nil defeat at Stoke City. The result gives the hosts something to build on, while Port Vale face another setback after their run.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 40 – 60

Shots on target 3 – 1

Shots off target 5 – 7

Attacks 77 – 94

🟨 13' O. Norburn — Yellow card 🟨 39' G. Hall — Yellow card 🟨 40' F. Fawunmi — Yellow card 🟨 57' G. Byers — Yellow card 🟨 59' J. Lawrence-Gabriel — Yellow card ⚽ 60' C. Kavanagh — Goal ⇄ 68' G. Byers — Substitution ⇄ 68' J. Headley — Substitution ⇄ 73' L. Montsma — Substitution ⚽ 75' C. Kavanagh — Goal ⇄ 82' C. Kavanagh — Substitution 🟨 87' L. Gordon — Yellow card ⇄ 88' M. Fondop-Talum — Substitution ⇄ 88' F. Fawunmi — Substitution

Match events

13' 0:0 Oldham Yellow card O. Norburn
39' 0:0 Port Vale Yellow card G. Hall
40' 0:0 Oldham Yellow card F. Fawunmi
57' 0:0 Port Vale Yellow card G. Byers
59' 0:0 Port Vale Yellow card J. Lawrence-Gabriel
60' 1:0 Oldham Goal C. Kavanagh assist: O. Norburn
68' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution G. Byers off: M. Faal
68' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution J. Headley off: O. Hernandez
73' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution L. Montsma off: C. Hall
75' 2:0 Oldham Goal C. Kavanagh assist: M. Fondop-Talum
82' 2:0 Oldham Substitution C. Kavanagh off: R. Woods
87' 2:0 Port Vale Yellow card L. Gordon
88' 2:0 Oldham Substitution M. Fondop-Talum off: E. Nevitt
88' 2:0 Oldham Substitution F. Fawunmi off: T. Pett

Statistics

40 Possession, % 60

3 Shots on target 1

5 Shots off target 7

77 Attacks 94

1 Corners 6

12 Fouls 16

16 Free kicks 12

5 Offsides 3

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 7

19 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 4

82 Failed passes 94

2 Goalkeeper saves 1

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.08

7 Shots from outside the box 5

4 Shots inside the box 8

265 Total passes 391

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