Oxford United favourites for feisty fight facing Bristol Rovers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

League One: Oxford United are 2 points behind Bristol Rovers, but are fully set to go full force. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bristol Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (19) in League One

Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's look for an enthusiastic fixture!

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Oxford United form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Oxford United have to build on here at The Kassam Stadium in the League One. Game days at The Kassam Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Oxford United as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Oxford United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Cambridge United. Midfielder Brannagan was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.11 (out of ten) in that game. Brannagan hit two key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 57 total).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Plymouth Argyle (1-3).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Oxford United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 6.

Oxford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 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. Oxford United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Bristol Rovers's last three away games as they have all been lost.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Burton Albion with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Balcombe took pride in a terrific shift against Burton Albion, but even with making seven saves the loss could not be evaded. Evans got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, top player of the team. Evans hit three key passes.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Ipswich Town.

We have checked recent matches where Bristol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Bristol Rovers have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bristol Rovers's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head meeting ended Bristol Rovers - Oxford United 1-0, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Oxford wins - draws - Bristol Rovers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
14 goals
Bristol RoversJ. Coburn
J. Coburn
9 goals
Oxford UnitedC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
8 goals

Oxford United missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oxford United Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 6 16 32
9 5 2 Won W 4 5 10
9 3 1 Drew D 0 3 8
15 8 3 Lost L 2 8 14
36 20 10 Scored S 12 22 44
41 20 7 Conceded C 9 29 55
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
73% 75% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 88% 78%
42% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 59%
15% 19% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 34%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 19% 16%
61% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 62%
9% 12% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 12% 19%
33% 19% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 25% 22%
 
5.5 6.8 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 3.8 5.1
5 4.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 6.2 5.9
1.9 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
14.1 17.6 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9.5 10.8
2.7 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.9 4.1
40% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 35% 34%
 
10.2 9.1 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 14.4 14.1
3.5 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 4.1 4.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bristol Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (19) in League One
  • Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 Sheffield Wednesday 31 20 8 3 58 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 14 8 4 2 18 9 36 68
2 Plymouth Argyle 32 20 8 4 57 32 16 14 1 1 32 12 16 6 7 3 25 20 25 68
3 Ipswich Town 32 16 12 4 60 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 16 7 6 3 27 19 29 60
4 Bolton Wanderers 33 17 8 8 48 24 17 11 4 2 26 8 16 6 4 6 22 16 24 59
5 Derby County 31 16 9 6 50 25 16 11 3 2 33 12 15 5 6 4 17 13 25 57
6 Barnsley 30 17 5 8 45 27 14 9 1 4 22 14 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 31 16 5 10 44 29 16 9 3 4 25 15 15 7 2 6 19 14 15 53
8 Shrewsbury Town 32 14 6 12 39 34 16 8 2 6 23 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 5 48
9 Peterborough United 30 15 2 13 48 38 14 9 1 4 26 15 16 6 1 9 22 23 10 47
10 Portsmouth 30 10 12 8 37 36 15 5 8 2 21 16 15 5 4 6 16 20 1 42
11 Charlton Athletic 31 10 10 11 45 43 16 6 5 5 28 21 15 4 5 6 17 22 2 40
12 Port Vale 32 11 7 14 33 46 17 6 4 7 17 22 15 5 3 7 16 24 -13 40
13 Exeter City 32 10 9 13 42 43 15 5 5 5 20 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 -1 39
14 Lincoln City 30 8 15 7 29 31 15 3 12 0 14 10 15 5 3 7 15 21 -2 39
15 Bristol Rovers 32 10 8 14 44 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 16 5 3 8 22 29 -11 38
16 Fleetwood Town 31 8 12 11 34 34 15 3 5 7 14 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 0 36
17 Oxford United 33 9 9 15 36 41 16 5 3 8 20 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 -5 36
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 40 58 15 5 4 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 34
19 Cheltenham Town 31 9 6 16 25 40 15 5 3 7 13 20 16 4 3 9 12 20 -15 33
20 Accrington Stanley 30 7 9 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 9 24 -21 30
21 Milton Keynes Dons 32 8 5 19 30 51 16 2 4 10 11 24 16 6 1 9 19 27 -21 29
22 Cambridge United 31 8 5 18 26 51 16 6 3 7 15 19 15 2 2 11 11 32 -25 29
23 Morecambe 31 6 10 15 32 52 16 5 6 5 22 21 15 1 4 10 10 31 -20 28
24 Forest Green Rovers 33 5 7 21 25 63 16 4 0 12 11 28 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 22

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  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 31 20 8 3 58 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 14 8 4 2 18 9 36 68
2 Plymouth Argyle 32 20 8 4 57 32 16 14 1 1 32 12 16 6 7 3 25 20 25 68
3 Ipswich Town 32 16 12 4 60 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 16 7 6 3 27 19 29 60
4 Bolton Wanderers 33 17 8 8 48 24 17 11 4 2 26 8 16 6 4 6 22 16 24 59
5 Derby County 31 16 9 6 50 25 16 11 3 2 33 12 15 5 6 4 17 13 25 57
6 Barnsley 30 17 5 8 45 27 14 9 1 4 22 14 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 31 16 5 10 44 29 16 9 3 4 25 15 15 7 2 6 19 14 15 53
8 Shrewsbury Town 32 14 6 12 39 34 16 8 2 6 23 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 5 48
9 Peterborough United 30 15 2 13 48 38 14 9 1 4 26 15 16 6 1 9 22 23 10 47
10 Portsmouth 30 10 12 8 37 36 15 5 8 2 21 16 15 5 4 6 16 20 1 42
11 Charlton Athletic 31 10 10 11 45 43 16 6 5 5 28 21 15 4 5 6 17 22 2 40
12 Port Vale 32 11 7 14 33 46 17 6 4 7 17 22 15 5 3 7 16 24 -13 40
13 Exeter City 32 10 9 13 42 43 15 5 5 5 20 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 -1 39
14 Lincoln City 30 8 15 7 29 31 15 3 12 0 14 10 15 5 3 7 15 21 -2 39
15 Bristol Rovers 32 10 8 14 44 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 16 5 3 8 22 29 -11 38
16 Fleetwood Town 31 8 12 11 34 34 15 3 5 7 14 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 0 36
17 Oxford United 33 9 9 15 36 41 16 5 3 8 20 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 -5 36
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 40 58 15 5 4 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 34
19 Cheltenham Town 31 9 6 16 25 40 15 5 3 7 13 20 16 4 3 9 12 20 -15 33
20 Accrington Stanley 30 7 9 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 9 24 -21 30
21 Milton Keynes Dons 32 8 5 19 30 51 16 2 4 10 11 24 16 6 1 9 19 27 -21 29
22 Cambridge United 31 8 5 18 26 51 16 6 3 7 15 19 15 2 2 11 11 32 -25 29
23 Morecambe 31 6 10 15 32 52 16 5 6 5 22 21 15 1 4 10 10 31 -20 28
24 Forest Green Rovers 33 5 7 21 25 63 16 4 0 12 11 28 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 22

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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.