National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Burton Albion or Oxford United that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Burton and Oxford United.
Burton Albion form and stats
Burton participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Burton enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Shrewsbury Town's place. The match ended 1-0 with John Brayford scoring. Ryan Leak, defender, was given a rating of 8.12/10 in that game, top of the team. Leak hit one key pass and won 12 of 16 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Oxford United (0-4).The match schedule is unforgiving for Burton Albion as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Ipswich Town are visiting.
Oxford United form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.As the visiting team in League One matches, Oxford United have produced an overall stat of 0-1-0 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Oxford United, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cambridge United in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 1-1. Jordan Thorniley, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.25. Thorniley won 9 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Blackpool.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Charlton Athletic in just three days.
1 goal so far away for Oxford United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Burton Albion-Oxford United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Burton four wins, Oxford United four wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Brayford 1 goals |   S. Seddon 1 goals |
Burton Albion missing players
Oxford United missing players
| Burton Albion | Oxford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Scored | S | 22 | 55 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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