The Oxford United & Exeter City bosses Manning and Caldwell are both anxious about and eagerly anticipating this very important match in the top area of the League One positions.
- Oxford United is in the best form (5-0-1) in League One
- Exeter City have the fewest conceded goals (4) in League One
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 Exeter City.
Oxford United form and stats
Oxford United must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three League One games here at The Kassam Stadium.
The Oxford United followers got no joy from their last fixture, a EFL Trophy duel also played here at The Kassam Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.
In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Fleetwood Town with a 3-0 scoreline.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 Oxford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 6.
Goals are appearing in numbers in this team's league rounds, with 5 in a row seeing at least three goals (over 2.5).
Oxford United has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches.
Exeter City form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Exeter City playing as the away team in the League One this season.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a EFL Trophy home defeat versus Reading with 0-9 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Exeter City secured a home win against Cheltenham Town with the score 1-0.Exeter are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Exeter City are hosting Luton Town in the Carabao Cup only three days away.
Exeter has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Exeter City's manager Caldwell has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {1 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Oxford, four draws and one win for Exeter City. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Harris 3 goals |  T. Goodhram 3 goals |  W. Aimson 2 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Exeter City missing players
| Oxford United | Exeter City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 6.1 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 6.1 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.9 | 14.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.2 | 13.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 35% | 29% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 27% |
| 10 | 8.3 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Exeter City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Exeter City have the fewest conceded goals (4) in League One
- Exeter City have the most clean sheets (3) away in League One
- Exeter City have the most clean sheets (5) in League One
- Exeter City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Oxford United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oxford United is in the best form (5-0-1) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 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 | Peterborough United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 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 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 5 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -12 | 1 |
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