Home advantage feels relaxed and friendly for Wigan Athletic, but Oxford United are fully determined and qualified to win. How will it end?
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oxford United have the the best goal difference (+15) 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 Wigan Athletic and Oxford United.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Wigan Athletic have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
A strong away win for Wigan against Exeter City the last match, as Godo were on target. At last, a league win after four fixtures without. Defender Morrison got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Morrison won 7 of 12 duels.
A 3-3 scoreline against Fleetwood Town (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) before that, played at home in the EFL Trophy.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shrewsbury Town are coming to town in four days.
The Wigan Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wigan Athletic defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Oxford United form and stats
Playing away, Oxford United, who have the the best goal difference (+15) in League One, have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the League One this season. A great winning streak in away games for Oxford as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Cambridge United have they travelled home without three points.
Oxford United's last game was the home draw against Blackpool (1-1). Defender Leigh was the best team player with a rating of 7.92. Leigh scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 7 duels.
Before that, Oxford United secured a home win against Bristol Rovers with the score 2-1.Take note that 9 of this club's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
A quick return to home after this game, as Oxford are hosting Wycombe Wanderers in the League One only four days away.
Oxford United have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Wigan Athletic victories, one draw and two Oxford United wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 6 goals |   G. Leigh 5 goals |  S. Humphrys 3 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
Oxford United missing players
| Wigan Athletic | Oxford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 75% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 17% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 8% |
| 3.6 | 4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 6.1 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 8.8 | 5.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 11.2 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 46% | 43% |
| 17.6 | 17.5 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- All of Oxford United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Wigan Athletic's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oxford United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Oxford United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Wigan Athletic have scored home.
- Oxford United have the the best goal difference (+15) in League One
- Oxford United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oxford United | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Derby County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 23 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 6 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -18 | 5 |
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