Oxford United vs Barnsley match preview: Even contest expected at The Kassam Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Wed 01.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

This is shaping out to be an absorbing fixture as Oxford United have their expected home advantage, while Barnsley have an edge of 8 points in the League One table.

Insights:
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One

The hosts Oxford United saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Burton Albion.

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Oxford United form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Oxford United have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games.

Stress levels are on the rise for Oxford United's attacking players as they have now played 187 minutes without scoring in a league game. Brannagan was their last goal scorer.

The regulars are hoping that Oxford United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Burton Albion (placed 22nd). Bodin, a striker, was the champion player for the side in that fixture, scoring a rating of 7.05 (out of 10). Bodin hit one key pass.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Wycombe Wanderers.

This is expected to be a close game, with Oxford United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Oxford United as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Oxford has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shrewsbury Town are coming to town in three days.

The Oxford United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Oxford have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Barnsley form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Barnsley have produced an overall stat of 5-3-4 so far.

Barnsley go into this game after a win, the home game against Accrington Stanley that ended 3-1. Midfielder Phillips was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Phillips served one assist and hit three key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Charlton Athletic wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Barnsley playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Barnsley wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Portsmouth.

Barnsley have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Barnsley are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Oxford wins - draws - Barnsley wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oxford UnitedC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
7 goals
BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
7 goals
Oxford UnitedK. Joseph
K. Joseph
6 goals

Oxford United missing players

Barnsley missing players

Oxford United Barnsley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 3 Played P 2 12 25
9 5 1 Won W 1 5 13
8 3 0 Drew D 0 3 4
11 5 2 Lost L 1 4 8
33 18 3 Scored S 1 13 33
33 14 4 Conceded C 2 10 24
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
75% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 72%
43% 54% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 44%
14% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 16%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
61% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 36%
11% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 42% 36%
32% 15% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 32%
 
5.1 6.5 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.3 5.7
5.2 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.4 4.2
2 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 2.1
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.1 18.2 18 Shots (avg) S ( 18.5 12.1 12.6
2.4 3 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.1 3.5
49% 46% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 38%
 
10.4 8.8 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 8.2 8
3.5 2.7 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.8 2.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League One
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oxford United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 28 18 7 3 51 29 14 13 0 1 29 11 14 5 7 2 22 18 22 61
2 Sheffield Wednesday 27 17 7 3 47 18 14 9 4 1 31 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 29 58
3 Ipswich Town 28 15 9 4 53 28 14 8 5 1 27 10 14 7 4 3 26 18 25 54
4 Derby County 27 14 8 5 40 21 13 9 2 2 25 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 19 50
5 Bolton Wanderers 29 14 8 7 37 23 15 9 4 2 20 8 14 5 4 5 17 15 14 50
6 Barnsley 25 13 4 8 33 24 13 8 1 4 20 14 12 5 3 4 13 10 9 43
7 Peterborough United 26 13 2 11 43 32 13 9 1 3 26 10 13 4 1 8 17 22 11 41
8 Wycombe Wanderers 27 12 5 10 35 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 8 41
9 Shrewsbury Town 28 12 5 11 35 31 15 7 2 6 20 19 13 5 3 5 15 12 4 41
10 Exeter City 28 10 8 10 41 39 13 5 4 4 19 17 15 5 4 6 22 22 2 38
11 Portsmouth 26 9 10 7 34 32 13 4 7 2 19 15 13 5 3 5 15 17 2 37
12 Bristol Rovers 28 10 7 11 43 50 13 5 4 4 21 22 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 37
13 Port Vale 27 10 6 11 28 36 13 5 3 5 14 15 14 5 3 6 14 21 -8 36
14 Oxford United 28 9 8 11 33 33 13 5 3 5 18 14 15 4 5 6 15 19 0 35
15 Charlton Athletic 27 8 10 9 41 38 15 6 5 4 27 19 12 2 5 5 14 19 3 34
16 Lincoln City 26 6 13 7 24 30 13 2 11 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 31
17 Fleetwood Town 27 6 11 10 29 30 13 2 5 6 11 14 14 4 6 4 18 16 -1 29
18 Cheltenham Town 27 8 5 14 23 34 13 5 2 6 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 18 -11 29
19 Morecambe 27 6 9 12 31 40 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 1 4 8 10 23 -9 27
20 Milton Keynes Dons 28 7 4 17 25 40 15 2 3 10 10 23 13 5 1 7 15 17 -15 25
21 Accrington Stanley 25 6 7 12 24 41 12 3 5 4 16 18 13 3 2 8 8 23 -17 25
22 Burton Albion 27 6 7 14 34 54 14 4 4 6 16 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -20 25
23 Cambridge United 27 7 4 16 23 46 13 5 2 6 12 16 14 2 2 10 11 30 -23 25
24 Forest Green Rovers 29 5 6 18 24 55 14 4 0 10 11 25 15 1 6 8 13 30 -31 21

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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.