Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Oxford United & Milton Keynes Dons face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Oxford United form and stats
Oxford United participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.Oxford United must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three League One games here at The Kassam Stadium.
Happy days for Oxford United in their previous game, a fixture away at Fleetwood Town that ended with a 3-0 victory. Moore, defender, was given a rating of 8.23/10 in that game, top of the team. Moore served one assist, hit one key pass and won 8 of 8 duels.
Before that one, a fine away win at Northampton Town. A EFL Trophy match. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Oxford United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Oxford, as the League One home game vs Exeter City is only four days away.
Oxford United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round.2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Milton Keynes Dons playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Milton Keynes Dons failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Stockport County that ended with defeat 1-2. Smith, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Smith served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Notts County in the League Two.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Keynes when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 2 games.
The schedule is very tough for Milton Keynes Dons now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Sutton United is waiting in only four days.
Milton Keynes Dons have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 10 goals from 4 away matches. The Keynes manager Alexander has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Oxford United four wins, two draws and Milton Keynes Dons four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Eisa 5 goals |   M. Harris 3 goals | T. Goodhram 3 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Oxford United | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Conceded | C | 17 | 40 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.6 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.8 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| 9.2 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 14 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Exeter City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Reading | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 2 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 24 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gillingham | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Notts County | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Barrow | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Walsall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Salford City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -8 | 7 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 3 |
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