Stoke City v Oldham result

Full-time · Stoke City 2–0 Oldham

League Cup · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00 BST · Bet365 Stadium

Updated 22 Aug 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Stoke City · Oldham

The model’s pre-match pick

Stoke City 2–0 Oldham — Stoke City won this League Cup match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.8% of 5059 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Stoke City beat Oldham 2–0 at Bet365 Stadium in the League Cup on Saturday 8 August.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Oldham: an own goal by Oliver Norburn (48’); Stoke City: Róbert Boženík (82’, assisted by Bae Jun-Ho).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Stoke City 0.00, Oldham 0.00, from 11 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Duckworth showed three yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 27 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Stoke City: Bosun Lawal (19’) and Bae Jun-Ho (68’); Oldham: Ryan Delaney (31’).

What it changes

Stoke City sit second on three points from one game with a goal difference of +2 (2026/27 so far).

Oldham sit 23rd on no points from one game with a goal difference of -2 (2026/27 so far).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) 5.4, Gus Scott-Morriss (Oldham) 5.2 and Róbert Boženík (Stoke City) 5.0 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Stoke City or Oldham (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.8% of the time in the last 90 days (3938 of 5059).

Next up

Stoke City next host Birmingham on 21 November 2026.

Oldham next host Sheffield Wednesday on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Stoke City: Stoke City v Birmingham, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Oldham: Oldham v Sheffield Wednesday, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Stoke City 2–0 Oldham · League Cup
Venue: Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent
Referee: E. Duckworth
Model coverage: 19 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Stoke City 0W 1D 4L · Oldham 1W 0D 4L

Stoke City 2–0 Oldham (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 19 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 22 August 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 1.63

Goals

against 2 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.25

over 8 matches

7.88 / 4.88

Corners

against 2.88 / 4.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 4

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 5.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 1.38

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 May 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 2 May 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Stoke City for / against	Line	Oldham for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.25our book	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.88 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.13 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.25 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.13 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: E. Duckworth.

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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Stoke City		Oldham
59%	Possession	41%
11	Shots	9
3	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	9
3	Corners	3
4	Offsides	2
14	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
404	Passes	269
82%	Pass accuracy	67%

Stoke City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Johansson	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
B. Wilmot	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Luke Graham	97	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
E. Bocat	97	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.7
S. Thomas	97	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
S. Ingelsson	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Cissé	97	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
Bosun Lawal	85	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7.2
S. Gallagher	66	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	6.9
M. Manhoef	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Galbraith	65	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Bae Jun-Ho sub	31	0	1	0	0	3	1	Y	7.2
R. Boženík sub	31	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	7.6
M. Talovierov sub	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9

Oldham Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Hudson	97	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
R. Delaney	97	0	0	0	1	Y	5.5
J. Robson	97	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
K. Drummond	97	3	2	0	1	0	7
K. Appiah-Forson	97	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
G. Scott-Morriss	97	0	0	1	6	0	6.7
O. Norburn	85	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
D. Daniels	74	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
M. Fondop-Talum	74	2	2	1	0	0	7.3
C. Kavanagh	74	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
T. Pett	62	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Thomas Daniel Hill sub	35	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
L. Temple sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Hawkes sub	23	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
E. Nevitt sub	23	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
Kai Payne sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Stoke City v Oldham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Stoke CityDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

OldhamLLLLW

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Goals per game

Stoke City scored0.6

Oldham scored1.6

Stoke City conceded2.2

Oldham conceded1.8

The Full Post-Match Picture

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Stoke City v Oldham?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Stoke City v Oldham was Home or Away.
What is the recent form of Stoke City and Oldham?: Recent form — Stoke City 0W 1D 4L; Oldham 1W 0D 4L.

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