National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oxford United or AFC Wimbledon that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Oxford United nor AFC Wimbledon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Oxford United form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.6 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Oxford United have to build on here at The Kassam Stadium in the League One. 3W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the EFL Trophy for Oxford United. Oxford has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Swindon Town defeat 66 days ago. Oxford has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at The Kassam Stadium. We remember; it was Hull City.
Oxford's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Fleetwood Town. The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Rochdale and winning 4-3.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Oxford's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played eight games, won six matches, drawn two and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Oxford United after this match as they are travelling to Doncaster Rovers for a League One game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Oxford United in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Oxford United have conceded only 10 goals.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
Wimbledon's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for AFC Wimbledon so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose). Total EFL Trophy statistics for AFC Wimbledon: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Wimbledon are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Peterborough United fixture.
AFC Wimbledon have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 268 minutes ago. J. Pigott was the goal scorer.
Wimbledon failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Milton Keynes Dons that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Doncaster Rovers's place.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Wimbledon when being an outsider away as they are today, we find eight matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing two and winning two games.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Wigan Athletic.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Wimbledon as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. Wimbledon's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Oxford won four games, two matches ended with a draw and AFC Wimbledon has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Taylor 11 goals |   J. Pigott 11 goals |  O. Shodipo 7 goals |
Oxford United missing players
AFC Wimbledon missing players
| Oxford United | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 20 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.4 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 48 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 40 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 37 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 34 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 31 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 27 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -12 | 23 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 23 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -19 | 21 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -19 | 21 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |
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