The field for the first round proper of the Carabao Cup will be complete after the final preliminary fixture between Accrington and Oldham.

Both sides drew on opening day and will, therefore, be looking for their first competitive victory of the campaign.

• The last meeting between these teams was also in the EFL Cup in 2021.

• Oldham may have just come out of the National League, but they have only ever spent three seasons outside of the EFL.

• Accrington were 21st in League Two for shots on target last season.

The qualification rounds for the EFL Cup finishes with a clash between Accrington and Oldham.

🔴 Accrington Aiming to Build on a Solid Defence

Cup games are often a good break from the league, but with the season so young, both managers should see this as a further chance to build on what they are trying to do for the season as a whole.

As mentioned above, there aren't that many goals scored at what traditionalists still call the Crown Ground. When budgets are tight, as they always are at Accrington, it makes sense to try and organise your resources and make things difficult for the opposition.

Gillingham managed 0 shots on target on Saturday, and though Accrington only created 0.51 xG themselves, supporters can expect more of the same when it comes to Stanley's season.

🔵 Oldham to Re-Establish their Football League Credentials

For almost all of their life as a club, Oldham played in the League Cup. It might be difficult for younger readers to imagine, but it was always Accrington as the non-league minnows and Oldham as an established big club in Lancashire.

Their very creditable goalless draw with title favourites MK Dons announced them back into league football, but similarly to Accrington, Micky Mellon will be looking to build on their solid start here.

It would mean a lot to Latics fans to be back involved in this competition, specifically for league clubs, after their absence.

📊 Accrington v Oldham H2H

As mentioned, the last meeting between these two took place in the EFL Cup in 2021. That match ended 0-0 and had to be decided by penalties, with Accrington going through in the end.

Remarkably, this current season is the first ever time that Accrington Stanley, in their current guise, and Oldham Athletic have been in the same division.

Accrington were promoted from League Two in the same season that Oldham were relegated from League One. By the time Accrington were relegated back into League Two, Oldham had just been relegated into the National League.

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