Oxford United manager Robinson looking for three points in Shrewsbury Town showdown

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

This is the real thing, this is League One and this is Oxford United - Shrewsbury Town. Prepare with our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Oxford United have less rest than Shrewsbury Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Barnsley, was also a home game here at The Kassam Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Oxford United form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Oxford United at their home stadium (The Kassam Stadium) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Oxford to get some points in this home game.

The Oxford United regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Kassam Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Barnsley (placed 6th). Defender Moore got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.61/10. Moore scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 10 of 15 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Burton Albion.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Oxford handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Oxford United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. Oxford's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Playing away, Shrewsbury Town have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the League One this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Shrewsbury Town hope to make it five in this match.

Impressive finishing from Pyke and Bowman secured the home win 2-1 against Forest Green Rovers in their previous game. Bowman came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Forest Green Rovers last time out, making the manager Cotterill feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Leahy was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Leahy hit four key passes.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Milton Keynes Dons.

We have checked recent matches where Shrewsbury Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 0 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Shrewsbury Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Shrewsbury as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Oxford United have put together a streak of 9 consecutive matches without losing (7-2-0) when facing Shrewsbury Town.

The two teams involved played each other earlier on this season: Shrewsbury Town - Oxford United 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

OxfordC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
7 goals
Shrewsbury TownC. Saydee
C. Saydee
7 goals
Oxford UnitedK. Joseph
K. Joseph
6 goals

Oxford United missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oxford United Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 3 13 28
9 5 2 Won W 0 5 12
8 3 0 Drew D 2 3 5
12 6 2 Lost L 1 5 11
34 19 8 Scored S 3 15 35
35 16 4 Conceded C 4 12 31
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
76% 79% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 68%
45% 57% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 46%
14% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 14%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
62% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 46% 46%
10% 14% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 25%
31% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 36%
 
5.3 6.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.3 4.8
5.2 4.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6.5 6.1
1.9 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
14.2 18.1 18 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.2 10.2
2.3 2.9 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.3 3.1
50% 48% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 50% 40%
 
10.3 8.9 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.8 12.5
3.5 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oxford United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then 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 28 18 7 3 51 29 14 13 0 1 29 11 14 5 7 2 22 18 22 61
2 Sheffield Wednesday 27 17 7 3 47 18 14 9 4 1 31 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 29 58
3 Ipswich Town 28 15 9 4 53 28 14 8 5 1 27 10 14 7 4 3 26 18 25 54
4 Derby County 27 14 8 5 40 21 13 9 2 2 25 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 19 50
5 Bolton Wanderers 29 14 8 7 37 23 15 9 4 2 20 8 14 5 4 5 17 15 14 50
6 Barnsley 26 14 4 8 35 25 13 8 1 4 20 14 13 6 3 4 15 11 10 46
7 Peterborough United 26 13 2 11 43 32 13 9 1 3 26 10 13 4 1 8 17 22 11 41
8 Wycombe Wanderers 27 12 5 10 35 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 8 41
9 Shrewsbury Town 28 12 5 11 35 31 15 7 2 6 20 19 13 5 3 5 15 12 4 41
10 Exeter City 28 10 8 10 41 39 13 5 4 4 19 17 15 5 4 6 22 22 2 38
11 Portsmouth 26 9 10 7 34 32 13 4 7 2 19 15 13 5 3 5 15 17 2 37
12 Bristol Rovers 28 10 7 11 43 50 13 5 4 4 21 22 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 37
13 Port Vale 27 10 6 11 28 36 13 5 3 5 14 15 14 5 3 6 14 21 -8 36
14 Oxford United 29 9 8 12 34 35 14 5 3 6 19 16 15 4 5 6 15 19 -1 35
15 Charlton Athletic 27 8 10 9 41 38 15 6 5 4 27 19 12 2 5 5 14 19 3 34
16 Lincoln City 26 6 13 7 24 30 13 2 11 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 31
17 Fleetwood Town 27 6 11 10 29 30 13 2 5 6 11 14 14 4 6 4 18 16 -1 29
18 Cheltenham Town 27 8 5 14 23 34 13 5 2 6 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 18 -11 29
19 Morecambe 27 6 9 12 31 40 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 1 4 8 10 23 -9 27
20 Milton Keynes Dons 28 7 4 17 25 40 15 2 3 10 10 23 13 5 1 7 15 17 -15 25
21 Accrington Stanley 25 6 7 12 24 41 12 3 5 4 16 18 13 3 2 8 8 23 -17 25
22 Burton Albion 27 6 7 14 34 54 14 4 4 6 16 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -20 25
23 Cambridge United 27 7 4 16 23 46 13 5 2 6 12 16 14 2 2 10 11 30 -23 25
24 Forest Green Rovers 29 5 6 18 24 55 14 4 0 10 11 25 15 1 6 8 13 30 -31 21

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  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 28 18 7 3 51 29 14 13 0 1 29 11 14 5 7 2 22 18 22 61
2 Sheffield Wednesday 27 17 7 3 47 18 14 9 4 1 31 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 29 58
3 Ipswich Town 28 15 9 4 53 28 14 8 5 1 27 10 14 7 4 3 26 18 25 54
4 Derby County 27 14 8 5 40 21 13 9 2 2 25 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 19 50
5 Bolton Wanderers 29 14 8 7 37 23 15 9 4 2 20 8 14 5 4 5 17 15 14 50
6 Barnsley 26 14 4 8 35 25 13 8 1 4 20 14 13 6 3 4 15 11 10 46
7 Peterborough United 26 13 2 11 43 32 13 9 1 3 26 10 13 4 1 8 17 22 11 41
8 Wycombe Wanderers 27 12 5 10 35 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 8 41
9 Shrewsbury Town 28 12 5 11 35 31 15 7 2 6 20 19 13 5 3 5 15 12 4 41
10 Exeter City 28 10 8 10 41 39 13 5 4 4 19 17 15 5 4 6 22 22 2 38
11 Portsmouth 26 9 10 7 34 32 13 4 7 2 19 15 13 5 3 5 15 17 2 37
12 Bristol Rovers 28 10 7 11 43 50 13 5 4 4 21 22 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 37
13 Port Vale 27 10 6 11 28 36 13 5 3 5 14 15 14 5 3 6 14 21 -8 36
14 Oxford United 29 9 8 12 34 35 14 5 3 6 19 16 15 4 5 6 15 19 -1 35
15 Charlton Athletic 27 8 10 9 41 38 15 6 5 4 27 19 12 2 5 5 14 19 3 34
16 Lincoln City 26 6 13 7 24 30 13 2 11 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 31
17 Fleetwood Town 27 6 11 10 29 30 13 2 5 6 11 14 14 4 6 4 18 16 -1 29
18 Cheltenham Town 27 8 5 14 23 34 13 5 2 6 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 18 -11 29
19 Morecambe 27 6 9 12 31 40 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 1 4 8 10 23 -9 27
20 Milton Keynes Dons 28 7 4 17 25 40 15 2 3 10 10 23 13 5 1 7 15 17 -15 25
21 Accrington Stanley 25 6 7 12 24 41 12 3 5 4 16 18 13 3 2 8 8 23 -17 25
22 Burton Albion 27 6 7 14 34 54 14 4 4 6 16 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -20 25
23 Cambridge United 27 7 4 16 23 46 13 5 2 6 12 16 14 2 2 10 11 30 -23 25
24 Forest Green Rovers 29 5 6 18 24 55 14 4 0 10 11 25 15 1 6 8 13 30 -31 21

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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.