League One: Two participants in reasonably good shape get together for this fixture. Oxford United might have a small upper hand with their 6th spot in the standings?
- Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (34) in League One
- Oxford United is in the best form (5-0-1) in League One
These are hustling days for the team playing at home, as they had a game only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. Thankfully the previous game, versus Colchester United, was also a home game here at Portman Road Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Ipswich Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Ipswich Town have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games. Ipswich are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Ipswich drew their last game, also a home match. Colchester United (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Before that, Ipswich drew at home versus Oldham Athletic.There will be little rest for Ipswich after this match as they are travelling to Oldham Athletic for a FA Cup game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Ipswich are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Oxford United form and stats
2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Oxford United in their League One matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Oxford are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Oxford delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Bristol Rovers in their previous match; a FA Cup game.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Morecambe in the League One.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The FA Cup trip to Bristol Rovers.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Oxford have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Oxford have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between these contenders: Ipswich won zero, Oxford United were winners in one and we saw three draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bonne 11 goals |   J. Henry 6 goals |  M. Taylor 6 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
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| Ipswich Town | Oxford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 80% |
| 88% | 88% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 60% |
| 50% | 62% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 40% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 83% | 73% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 13% |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 11.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 52% | 51% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 32% |
| 9.8 | 8.5 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
- All of Ipswich Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Oxford United have scored away.
- Ipswich Town have scored in all their matches so far.
- Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in League One
- Ipswich Town have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League One
- Ipswich Town have the most matches over the total-line (14) in League One
- Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (34) in League One
- Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oxford United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Oxford United is in the best form (5-0-1) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 9 |
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