Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Crawley
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2021
16:00
Prediction: 3-1
Oldham
Crawley Town and Oldham Athletic take on each other at the People’s Pension Stadium in the League Two round 22. The Red Devils aim to build on a 2-1 win over Leyton Orient, which saw them put an end to their three-game winless run, and they are surely capable of beating the Latics in front of home fans. A man to watch in the home team will be experienced winger Kwesi Appiah, who scored his eighth goal of the season at the weekend.
Oldham Athletic, on the other hand, have been struggling in the first half of the season, with the team sitting in the relegation zone ahead of the trip to Crawley. Since the relegation strugglers collected only one point in total from the last four league fixtures, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. Both Hope and Stobbs are pushing for a start as they managed to find the net in a thrilling 5-5 draw with Forest Green at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Kwesi Appiah ):
Born in Thamesmead, England on August 12, 1990, Kwesi Appiah is a professional footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon in the League One. Due to his dual citizenship, Appiah is eligible to play for Ghana and he made his debut with the Black Stars in a 2-1 win over South Africa on January 27, 2015.
The pacey forward scored his first goal for the national team in a 3-0 win over Guinea on February 1, 2015. Appiah started his club career at Ebbsfleet United, but the list of clubs he played for is pretty long.
Appiah wore Peterborough United, Weymouth, King’s Lynn, Kettering Town, Brackley Town, Thurrock, Margate, Crystal Palace, Aldershot Town, Yeovil Town, Cambridge United, Notts County, Reading and Viking shirts before signing a permanent deal with AFC Wimbledon in 2017. His main position is centre-forward, but he is capable of producing fine performances as both second striker and left winger as well.
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.
