20th- against 16th position might not sound all that sexy. Fear not: Here's the information that makes Oxford United - Cheltenham Town (even) more intriguing!
- Oxford United have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in League One
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Oxford United and Cheltenham Town.
Oxford United form and stats
Oxford United's results here at The Kassam Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 5 victories, 5 draws and 11 defeats. Oxford are slowly digging their own grave here at The Kassam Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.
Oxford United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Barnsley.
In the match before that, Oxford United hosted Portsmouth and drew the game 1-1.Not much happening? In this club's last 11 league games, 9 have contained zero, one or two goals.
The manager Manning will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Forest Green Rovers in only four days.
Oxford has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Oxford United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 29 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Cheltenham Town have only collected 19 points from their away games in the League One, after 5-4-12 (21 played).
Impressive finishing from Keena and May (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Forest Green Rovers in their previous game. That win felt good as this side had gone five league games without winning. May has scored at least one goal for this side three games in a row. The capability! May, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.72. May scored two goals and hit two key passes.
Before that, Cheltenham Town travelled to Milton Keynes Dons and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.The schedule is very tough for Cheltenham now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Wycombe Wanderers is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 17 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 30 goals have been conceded by Cheltenham Town in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Cheltenham Town - Oxford 1-2. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Oxford United, five draws and four wins for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. May 18 goals |   C. Brannagan 9 goals | K. Joseph 7 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| Oxford United | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 43 | 21 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 21 | 43 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 41 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 40 |
| 54 | 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | 55 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 86% |
| 70% | 76% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 57% | 56% |
| 37% | 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 43% | 42% |
| 14% | 19% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 19% | 26% |
| 5% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 9% |
| 56% | 67% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 33% | 37% |
| 12% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | 35% |
| 40% | 24% | 57% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 48% | 42% |
| 5.8 | 7 | 8.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.9 | 17.5 | 19.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 10.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 30% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 35% | 29% |
| 9.7 | 8.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 14.6 | 13.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cheltenham Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oxford United have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in League One
- Oxford United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 43 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 76 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 92 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 57 | 91 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 77 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 40 | 90 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 38 | 85 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 75 |
| 6 | Derby County | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 75 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 44 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 73 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 68 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 68 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 43 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 59 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 62 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 57 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -6 | 56 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 53 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 66 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 33 | -11 | 52 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 30 | -15 | 50 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -20 | 49 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 45 | -23 | 49 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 43 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 43 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 41 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | -31 | 41 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 43 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 40 | -29 | 40 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 43 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -38 | 38 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -53 | 27 |
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