Oldham vs Northampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st November 2025

Oldham start the season as favourites to land the FA Cup crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Northampton at Boundary Park.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Oldham and Northampton are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Oldham are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady ten goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of one per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 18 goals, or an average of 1.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Northampton scored 15 goals, conceded 20 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

This is the first time Oldham squares up against Northampton in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.

Oldham vs Northampton Prediction

Oldham Form

Oldham failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Barrow in a 0-0 match, before coming up short against Salford City in a 1-0 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 2-2 draw against Shrewsbury. Oldham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored six and conceded five goals.

Northampton Form

Northampton have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Doncaster by 1-2. Disappointment followed, going down 1-0 against Reading, and 0-1 against Luton. In their last six away matches in the FA Cup, Northampton won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Both Oldham and Northampton have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

Oldham vs Northampton Squads

Oldham Squad

Micky Mellon will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Northampton from the following players:

Charlie Olson, Corry Evans, Donervon Daniels, Emmanuel Monthe, Harry Charsley, Jack Stevens, Jake Caprice, Jake Leake, Jamie Robson, Joe Garner, Joe Quigley, Josh Hawkes, Kai Payne, Kane Drummond, Kian Harratt, Kieron Morris, Luke Hannant, Mathew Hudson, Michael Mellon, Oliver Hammond, Reagan Ogle, Ryan Woods, Scott Moloney, Tom Conlon, Tom Donaghy, Tom Pett, Will Sutton.

Northampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Northampton. The 43 year-old Kevin Nolan will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dadge, Burge, Fitzsimons, Avery, McCarthy, Guthrie, Thorniley, Willis, Tomlinson, Ireland, Dyche, Forbes, Guinness-Walker, Evans, McGeehan, Campbell, Burroughs, Perkins, Wormleighton, Barnett, Simon-Swyer, Edwards, Shaw, Jacobs, Taylor, Fornah, List, Wheatley, Vale, Hoskins, Eaves.

Oldham vs Northampton Team News

Oldham are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Northampton.

Oldham are unable to field Kian Harratt this coming Saturday against Northampton, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Oldham vs Northampton Lineups

Oldham vs Northampton H2H

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Oldham comes up against Northampton in this context. Oldham picked up three wins in their previous ten matches against Northampton, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 9/4.

Oldham vs Northampton Results

Oldham vs Northampton Betting Tips

Having scored just once in six FA Cup matches, Emmanuel Monthe hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Saturday. Simultaneously, Northampton hope to see Sam Hoskins adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six FA Cup outings.

Oldham claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Northampton won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Oldham on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Northampton''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oldham, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Northampton, who managed to score one time in those matches.