League One: Top-drawer against not good enough, at least based on the matches so far. Oxford United - AFC Wimbledon. Home victory or a surprise result?
- AFC Wimbledon have the most points from losing position (17) in League One
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Oxford United form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 12 League One games here at The Kassam Stadium for Oxford United. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
The Oxford fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at The Kassam Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Wigan Athletic (placed 2nd). Midfielder Sykes was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.61 (out of ten) in that game. Sykes hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Milton Keynes Dons with a 2-1 scoreline.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Oxford matches with similar probabilities have ended with eight wins, two draws and zero defeats (from ten games).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Oxford, as the League One home game vs Cheltenham Town is only three days away.
Oxford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Kassam Stadium with 23 goals in 12 league matches. Oxford have conceded 12 in these home matches.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Wycombe Wanderers (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 2-2. Midfield player Rudoni was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.11/10. Rudoni scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that result Wimbledon won their away game at Accrington Stanley. The scoreline was 2-0.Looking at the earlier recent performances of AFC Wimbledon when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing two and winning one game.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the AFC Wimbledon manager Robinson as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Plymouth Argyle.
AFC Wimbledon have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wimbledon have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Wimbledon has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The two sides met each other before this season: AFC Wimbledon - Oxford 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Oxford wins - draws - AFC Wimbledon wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taylor 9 goals |  J. Henry 7 goals |  J. Rudoni 7 goals |
Oxford United missing players
AFC Wimbledon missing players
| Oxford United | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 36 | 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 75% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 80% |
| 59% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 60% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 40% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 15% |
| 73% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 65% |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 10% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 25% |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 13.7 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | 11.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 34% | 42% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 38% | 36% |
| 11.5 | 11.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 12.5 | 11.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AFC Wimbledon have the most points from losing position (17) in League One
- AFC Wimbledon 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 | Rotherham United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 47 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 33 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |
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