Morecambe clashes with Oxford United in League One match

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

Morecambe are aching to get the points at their own ground in this fixture vs Oxford United.

Insights:
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Oxford United is in the worst form (0-1-5)

The hosts Morecambe saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. This match was also played here at Mazuma Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Oxford United have had more rest.

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Morecambe form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Morecambe have managed 6 wins, 7 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 19 games. When Morecambe hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town), they have won 3 of 6 matches!

The Morecambe crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Charlton Athletic here at Mazuma Stadium. Morecambe's goalkeeper Ripley was extremely busy against Charlton Athletic, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfielder Crowley was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.13 (out of ten) in that game. Crowley served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 28 successful passes (of 31 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Shrewsbury Town.

Morecambe are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Morecambe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Oxford United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Oxford United so far with only 18 points returning home. The records show 4-6-8 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Oxford United who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Milton Keynes Dons was the last time a defeat was avoided.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Derby County with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Henry was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 6.84. Henry served one assist and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lincoln City wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 22 goals have been conceded by Oxford United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Oxford United - Morecambe 1-1 was the end result in these contenders' latest h2h game, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Morecambe won two, Oxford United triumphed in three and we saw five draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
8 goals
Oxford UnitedC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
8 goals
Oxford UnitedK. Joseph
K. Joseph
7 goals

Morecambe missing players

Oxford United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Oxford United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 5 18 36
7 6 3 Won W 1 4 9
12 7 1 Drew D 2 6 9
18 6 2 Lost L 2 8 18
36 24 11 Scored S 4 16 38
61 25 8 Conceded C 6 22 48
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
78% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 72%
51% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 28% 44%
24% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 17%
11% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
54% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 58%
16% 32% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 8%
35% 26% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 36%
 
3.4 3.9 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.9 5.9
7.1 7.1 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.6 4.8
1.9 1.6 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.6 10.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.2 14.2
3.3 4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 2.9
29% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 37% 37%
 
17.3 16.8 14.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.4 11.2 9.9
5.9 5.7 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 3.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Oxford United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Oxford United is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

Oxford United:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.