Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Oldham
Match Time & Date:
9 August 2025
15:00
Prediction: 1-0
Colchester
After sharing the spoils with MK Dons in their opener. Oldham will be aiming to register their first win of the season when they face Colchester United on Saturday afternoon. The Bantams suffered a loss to Accrington in their EFL Cup opener on Tuesday, meaning that they will be fully focused on League Two in upcoming weeks. Jake Leake remains in the recovery room, while goalkeeper Tom Donaghy is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the midweek defeat.
The U’s, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 draw with Tranmere in the opening match of their League Two campaign. Colchester, though, are not regarded as good travellers and that is the main reason why we are going to place our bets on the newcomers. Even though there are no fresh injury concerns in the away team, forward Kyreece Lisbie could sneak into the starting XI after scoring as a substitute in the season opener.
Highlighted Team (Oldham):
Based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Oldham Athletic are a professional football club that compete in League Two. The Latics play their home matches at Boundary Park, the venue with the capacity of 13,512 spectators. Oldham Athletic are well known for their blue and white home kit, with the owl being the symbol of the club.
The Latics did remarkably well to make it to the League Cup final in 1990, but Nottingham Forest proved to be a big catch for Joe Royle’s troops in the title game. Oldham made it to the FA Cup semis on three occasions (1912/13, 1989/90, 1993/94), and in 1979 they advanced to the Anglo-Scottish Cup final. The Latics registered their biggest league triumph on December 26, 1962, with the team crushing Southport 11-0 in Division 4.
Speaking of the club’s heaviest defeat, Oldham Athletic were hammered by Tranmere Rovers 14-3 at Prenton Park on December 26, 1935. Bolton, Stockport, and Blackburn are the club’s traditional rivals, but nowadays, Huddersfield Town are seen as the Latics’ fiercest rivals.
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