Delightful dogfight as daring Barnsley duel with determined Oxford United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 19.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

This has all the signs of yet another interesting encounter at Oakwell Stadium in the League One. Barnsley is in 10th place and welcome Oxford United in 6th position. Learn more about the match here!

Insights:
  • Barnsley have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in League One

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.

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Barnsley form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Barnsley's two home games in the League One so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Oakwell Stadium.

The Barnsley regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Oakwell Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Peterborough United (placed 2nd). Roberts had a busy but productive day in the Peterborough United match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

1-1 away at Bristol Rovers before that.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Barnsley have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 0 and lost 4.

At Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley has the goal stats of 8-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Oxford United form and stats

Oxford United are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League One, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Oxford United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Derby County (placed 14th). The attacker Harris got a match rating of 8.42 in that game. Harris scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Oxford secured a home win against Carlisle United with the score 1-0.

Oxford United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Oxford United have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Barnsley have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Oxford United.

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
3 goals
Oxford UnitedM. Harris
M. Harris
3 goals
BarnsleyL. Kitching
L. Kitching
1 goals

Barnsley missing players

Oxford United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Oxford United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 1 2 3
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
9 8 1 Scored S 2 2 3
4 3 3 Conceded C 1 3 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 33%
67% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 33%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
5 6.5 10 Corners for (avg) C F 4 7 6.3
6 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 15 8.5 7
3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 12.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12 12.7
6 7.5 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 3.3
50% 53% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 30%
 
15.7 16 18 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.5 9.7
6 7 10 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5 3.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in League One
  • Barnsley have the most scored goals (8) at home in League One
  • Barnsley have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in League One
Barnsley Last season Oxford United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
49 25   Played P   23 46
27 17   Won W   5 11
9 1   Drew D   9 14
13 7   Lost L   9 21
82 46   Scored S   20 49
49 25   Conceded C   25 56
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 93%
76% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 72%
51% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 41%
27% 28%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 15%
10% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 4%
43% 36%   BTTS BTTS   43% 54%
37% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 15%
27% 28%   Failed to Score F T   52% 37%
 
5.2 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 5.8
4.6 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.6
1.9 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.8
5 4   Red cards R C   2 3
 
12.7 12.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.6 14.1
4.2 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 3.3
40% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 32%
 
9.2 9   Shots against (avg) S A   10.6 9.6
3 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 Peterborough United 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
4 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 7
5 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Oxford United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
7 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
8 Blackpool 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
9 Bristol Rovers 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 4
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
12 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 4
13 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 -6 4
14 Derby County 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
15 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Reading 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 3
18 Carlisle United 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
20 Fleetwood Town 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 1
21 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0
22 Leyton Orient 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -6 0
23 Burton Albion 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -6 0
24 Wigan Athletic 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 -1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 Peterborough United 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
4 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 7
5 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Oxford United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
7 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
8 Blackpool 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
9 Bristol Rovers 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 4
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
12 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 4
13 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 -6 4
14 Derby County 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
15 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Reading 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 3
18 Carlisle United 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
20 Fleetwood Town 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 1
21 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0
22 Leyton Orient 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -6 0
23 Burton Albion 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -6 0
24 Wigan Athletic 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 -1

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.