Is Martial better out wide?
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been criticised for not using Anthony Martial as a striker, but is he more effective on the wing? The statistics throw up some interesting resultsâ¦
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Three (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 46 | 1.43 | 60 | L2-3 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | Bristol City | 46 | 1.67 | 59 | W7-3 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 1.56 | 59 | W2-1 | L1-4 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | 1.60 | 58 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | Brentford | 46 | 1.51 | 57 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 1.41 | 55 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 1.40 | 55 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 46 | 1.15 | 51 | W3-1 | L0-5 | |
| 9 | Watford | 46 | 1.11 | 50 | W2-0 | L2-3 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 1.01 | 49 | L1-5 | L1-3 | |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 46 | 1.14 | 47 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 1.10 | 46 | L0-2 | L1-6 | |
| 13 | Reading | 46 | 1.00 | 46 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 0.90 | 46 | W5-3 | D1-1 | |
| 15 | Workington | 46 | 0.84 | 46 | L0-2 | D0-0 | |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 0.91 | 42 | L1-3 | W3-1 | |
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 0.98 | 41 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 0.90 | 40 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 0.69 | 37 | L1-3 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 0.73 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Luton Town | 46 | 0.54 | 33 | L0-2 | L0-2 | |
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 0.54 | 32 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 23 | Colchester United | 46 | 0.56 | 30 | W3-1 | D2-2 | |
| 24 | Barnsley | 46 | 0.60 | 29 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 20th | 19th | 19th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Drawn | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Lost | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 17th | 20th | 22nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-2-3 | 2-1-3 | 0-2-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-11 | 10-11 | 6-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 17th | 15th | 18th |
| Goals scored | 61 | 40 | 21 |
| Failed to score | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 20th | 24th | 13th |
| Goals conceded | 83 | 39 | 44 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 19th | 20th | 18th |
| Goal difference | -22 | +1 | -23 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 9th | 4th | 17th |
| Goal total | 144 | 79 | 65 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | w/o win in last 3 | ||
| Home | drew last game | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 10 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-5 | 4-1-2 | 2-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 7-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-2 L1-2 |
W2-0 W2-1 L0-2 more |
L1-2 |
| Occurence | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Oldham Athletic | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (old) | 20th | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 83 | -22 | .396 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | .600 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 50 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 92 | -23 | .404 | |