Exeter City greet Oxford United with faith in picking up all three points. Will they? Open our match preview!
- Exeter City have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in League One
- Exeter City have scored more than double the goals of Oxford United.
Exeter City have less rest than Oxford United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Charlton Athletic, so at least Exeter City are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Exeter City form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Exeter City at their home stadium (St James Park) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Exeter are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-4 away versus Charlton Athletic. The first defeat after going unbeaten through three league matches. A goal frenzy last time out for Exeter City, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Charlton Athletic. Fun stuff to watch! The striker Nombe outshone all others in that game and got a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Nombe scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Barnsley and winning 2-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Exeter City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 3.
The manager Taylor will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Forest Green Rovers in only three days.
The Exeter fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches.
Oxford United form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Oxford United have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.
Oxford United failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Wycombe Wanderers (placed 18th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Defender Moore was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Moore won 11 of 12 duels.
The game earlier was the EFL Trophy-battle against Chelsea U21, a home loss (1-2). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Oxford United in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Oxford United, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The EFL Trophy trip to Sutton United.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Oxford United have managed a streak of 9 consecutive matches without losing (4-5-0) when facing Exeter.Top Goalscorers
  J. Brown 7 goals |  S. Nombe 5 goals |   C. Brannagan 4 goals |
Exeter City missing players
Oxford United missing players
| Exeter City | Oxford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 54% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 46% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 38% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 36% |
| 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 5.7 |
| 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 12.7 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 15.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 51% | 48% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 45% |
| 11.4 | 7.7 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 11 | 8.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
- Exeter City have scored more than double the goals of Oxford United.
- Exeter City have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in League One
- Exeter City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Exeter City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Oxford United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Oxford United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Oxford United 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -17 | 11 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 7 |
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