League One: Oxford United expected to win home fixture vs Cambridge United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

The standings tells us that 15 points separate the two contenders in this League One fixture. Oxford United have both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Oxford United have the most scored goals (61) in League One
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Oxford United nor Cambridge United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Oxford United form and stats

34 points is a decent return from 17 League One games here at The Kassam Stadium for Oxford United. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Oxford, as their goalkeeper Jack Stevens has completely shut out the opponents for 184 minutes in the League One.

Happy days for Oxford United in their previous game, a fixture away at Crewe Alexandra (placed 24th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Defender McNally got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.75/10. McNally served one assist, hit one key pass and won 11 of 16 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Charlton Athletic and winning 4-0.

Oxford are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Portsmouth awaits in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Oxford United are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 17 league 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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Cambridge United form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Cambridge United have produced an overall stat of 4-5-7 so far.

208 minutes! That's how long the Cambridge United goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Lankester and Smith scored in Cambridge's previous match, the home game against Plymouth Argyle that ended 2-0. Midfielder May was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. May hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Accrington Stanley.

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

Cambridge United find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cambridge have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other already this season, with the result Cambridge United - Oxford United 1-1 logged in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Oxford United three wins, five draws and Cambridge United two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OxfordM. Taylor
M. Taylor
16 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
12 goals
Oxford UnitedC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
10 goals

Oxford United missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oxford United Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 3 16 33
17 10 3 Won W 0 4 11
8 4 1 Drew D 1 5 11
9 3 1 Lost L 2 7 11
61 35 13 Scored S 3 21 44
41 20 8 Conceded C 8 26 45
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
82% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 79%
56% 65% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 45%
38% 53% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 33%
18% 29% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 19% 12%
65% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 55%
24% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 30%
21% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 18%
 
6.3 6.9 8.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 4.3 4.8
4.4 4.3 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.6 5.5
1.7 1.6 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.8 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.5 14.9 17 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.2 9.9
5 5.1 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.4
36% 41% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 39%
 
10.8 10.2 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 16.7 13.6 13.1
3.5 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.3 5.2 4.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United 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 the most scored goals (61) in League One
  • Oxford United have the most scored goals in the first half (33) 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 Rotherham United 33 22 6 5 60 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 41 72
2 Wigan Athletic 31 20 6 5 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 14 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 34 18 9 7 55 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 20 63
4 Oxford United 34 17 8 9 61 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 17 7 4 6 26 21 20 59
5 Plymouth Argyle 32 16 8 8 54 38 14 8 3 3 20 13 18 8 5 5 34 25 16 56
6 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 58 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 9 4 4 30 26 16 6 6 4 23 17 10 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 52 38 17 8 7 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 52
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 6 13 55 45 17 10 4 3 35 19 17 5 2 10 20 26 10 51
11 Portsmouth 31 13 8 10 40 32 15 8 3 4 24 15 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 47
12 Cambridge United 33 11 11 11 44 45 17 7 6 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -1 44
13 Burton Albion 34 12 8 14 42 45 17 8 4 5 28 20 17 4 4 9 14 25 -3 44
14 Accrington Stanley 33 12 7 14 41 51 17 9 4 4 29 23 16 3 3 10 12 28 -10 43
15 Cheltenham Town 33 9 14 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 16 2 8 6 22 31 -11 41
16 Charlton Athletic 33 11 6 16 41 45 17 7 3 7 24 23 16 4 3 9 17 22 -4 39
17 Lincoln City 32 9 8 15 37 44 17 4 4 9 16 22 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 33 8 10 15 29 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 1 6 10 10 19 -6 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 6 14 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 32
21 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 43 63 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 30
22 Doncaster Rovers 35 8 4 23 26 66 18 5 3 10 15 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -40 28
23 Gillingham 34 5 12 17 26 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 27
24 Crewe Alexandra 33 5 7 21 26 59 16 4 4 8 15 26 17 1 3 13 11 33 -33 22

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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 Rotherham United 33 22 6 5 60 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 41 72
2 Wigan Athletic 31 20 6 5 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 14 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 34 18 9 7 55 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 20 63
4 Oxford United 34 17 8 9 61 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 17 7 4 6 26 21 20 59
5 Plymouth Argyle 32 16 8 8 54 38 14 8 3 3 20 13 18 8 5 5 34 25 16 56
6 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 58 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 9 4 4 30 26 16 6 6 4 23 17 10 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 52 38 17 8 7 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 52
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 6 13 55 45 17 10 4 3 35 19 17 5 2 10 20 26 10 51
11 Portsmouth 31 13 8 10 40 32 15 8 3 4 24 15 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 47
12 Cambridge United 33 11 11 11 44 45 17 7 6 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -1 44
13 Burton Albion 34 12 8 14 42 45 17 8 4 5 28 20 17 4 4 9 14 25 -3 44
14 Accrington Stanley 33 12 7 14 41 51 17 9 4 4 29 23 16 3 3 10 12 28 -10 43
15 Cheltenham Town 33 9 14 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 16 2 8 6 22 31 -11 41
16 Charlton Athletic 33 11 6 16 41 45 17 7 3 7 24 23 16 4 3 9 17 22 -4 39
17 Lincoln City 32 9 8 15 37 44 17 4 4 9 16 22 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 33 8 10 15 29 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 1 6 10 10 19 -6 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 6 14 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 32
21 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 43 63 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 30
22 Doncaster Rovers 35 8 4 23 26 66 18 5 3 10 15 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -40 28
23 Gillingham 34 5 12 17 26 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 27
24 Crewe Alexandra 33 5 7 21 26 59 16 4 4 8 15 26 17 1 3 13 11 33 -33 22

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