League One prediction and preview: Oxford United modest favorites to beat Charlton Athletic

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 06.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League One table so far. Here's the Oxford United - Charlton Athletic latest:

Insights:
  • Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Oxford and Charlton Athletic.

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Oxford United form and stats

Oxford United have collected 24 points from their League One home games so far after 7-3-4.

Oxford drew their last game, also a home match. Peterborough United (placed 1st) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Before that, Oxford played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Milton Keynes Dons.

The Oxford goalkeeper Jack Stevens was crucial in the match against Peterborough United last time out, making six saves.

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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost one.

There will be little rest for Oxford after this match as they are travelling to Swindon Town for a League One game in only three days.

Oxford United has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Oxford United have conceded only 12 goals.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

The visitors are W9-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

It's the second away game in a row for Charlton, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Wigan Athletic (placed 24th) in the League One last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Blackpool.

We have checked recent matches where Charlton have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, zero draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Northampton Town in just three days.

Charlton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Charlton Athletic are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Oxford and Charlton Athletic have met before this season: Charlton Athletic - Oxford United 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Oxford United wins - draws - Charlton Athletic wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Charlton AthleticC. Aneke
C. Aneke
12 goals
OxfordM. Taylor
M. Taylor
11 goals
Oxford UnitedO. Shodipo
O. Shodipo
8 goals

Oxford United missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oxford United Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 14 3 Played P 5 17 32
13 7 2 Won W 3 9 13
7 3 0 Drew D 2 4 8
10 4 1 Lost L 0 4 11
44 19 4 Scored S 6 22 46
36 12 4 Conceded C 2 15 44
87% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
80% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 76% 78%
40% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 18% 41%
30% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 31%
20% 7% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 16%
47% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 35% 47%
30% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 60% 53% 38%
37% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 8
 
12.6 11.2 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.1 10.8
4.4 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.4 3.6
33% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 39% 40%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Peterborough United 31 19 5 7 51 26 15 12 2 1 34 11 16 7 3 6 17 15 25 62
2 Hull City 33 18 5 10 54 28 16 9 2 5 17 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 26 59
3 Lincoln City 31 17 6 8 48 31 16 7 3 6 24 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 17 57
4 Sunderland 31 14 12 5 47 26 16 7 5 4 21 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 21 54
5 Portsmouth 31 15 7 9 48 30 17 6 5 6 23 17 14 9 2 3 25 13 18 52
6 Doncaster Rovers 29 16 4 9 49 37 16 10 3 3 30 18 13 6 1 6 19 19 12 52
7 Ipswich Town 30 15 5 10 35 29 17 9 2 6 18 15 13 6 3 4 17 14 6 50
8 Accrington Stanley 30 13 8 9 41 33 15 7 4 4 19 12 15 6 4 5 22 21 8 47
9 Charlton Athletic 32 13 8 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 17 9 4 4 22 15 2 47
10 Oxford United 30 13 7 10 44 36 14 7 3 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 46
11 Crewe Alexandra 32 12 9 11 42 40 16 8 5 3 26 16 16 4 4 8 16 24 2 45
12 Plymouth Argyle 32 12 9 11 43 51 17 9 4 4 27 25 15 3 5 7 16 26 -8 45
13 Blackpool 28 13 5 10 34 27 12 7 2 3 15 11 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 44
14 Gillingham 32 13 5 14 42 44 17 7 2 8 22 25 15 6 3 6 20 19 -2 44
15 Milton Keynes Dons 32 11 9 12 47 44 15 5 7 3 24 19 17 6 2 9 23 25 3 42
16 Fleetwood Town 32 10 10 12 36 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 16 4 3 9 15 19 6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 9 11 9 33 34 14 4 6 4 20 18 15 5 5 5 13 16 -1 38
18 Burton Albion 30 8 7 15 37 55 15 4 2 9 19 31 15 4 5 6 18 24 -18 31
19 Swindon Town 32 9 4 19 38 58 17 7 1 9 19 25 15 2 3 10 19 33 -20 31
20 Bristol Rovers 31 8 6 17 30 50 15 5 1 9 17 24 16 3 5 8 13 26 -20 30
21 AFC Wimbledon 30 7 8 15 31 54 13 3 2 8 15 26 17 4 6 7 16 28 -23 29
22 Northampton Town 32 7 8 17 26 49 16 4 4 8 10 20 16 3 4 9 16 29 -23 29
23 Rochdale 32 6 10 16 41 59 16 1 7 8 17 33 16 5 3 8 24 26 -18 28
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 6 19 32 60 16 2 4 10 15 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -28 27

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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 Peterborough United 31 19 5 7 51 26 15 12 2 1 34 11 16 7 3 6 17 15 25 62
2 Hull City 33 18 5 10 54 28 16 9 2 5 17 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 26 59
3 Lincoln City 31 17 6 8 48 31 16 7 3 6 24 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 17 57
4 Sunderland 31 14 12 5 47 26 16 7 5 4 21 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 21 54
5 Portsmouth 31 15 7 9 48 30 17 6 5 6 23 17 14 9 2 3 25 13 18 52
6 Doncaster Rovers 29 16 4 9 49 37 16 10 3 3 30 18 13 6 1 6 19 19 12 52
7 Ipswich Town 30 15 5 10 35 29 17 9 2 6 18 15 13 6 3 4 17 14 6 50
8 Accrington Stanley 30 13 8 9 41 33 15 7 4 4 19 12 15 6 4 5 22 21 8 47
9 Charlton Athletic 32 13 8 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 17 9 4 4 22 15 2 47
10 Oxford United 30 13 7 10 44 36 14 7 3 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 46
11 Crewe Alexandra 32 12 9 11 42 40 16 8 5 3 26 16 16 4 4 8 16 24 2 45
12 Plymouth Argyle 32 12 9 11 43 51 17 9 4 4 27 25 15 3 5 7 16 26 -8 45
13 Blackpool 28 13 5 10 34 27 12 7 2 3 15 11 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 44
14 Gillingham 32 13 5 14 42 44 17 7 2 8 22 25 15 6 3 6 20 19 -2 44
15 Milton Keynes Dons 32 11 9 12 47 44 15 5 7 3 24 19 17 6 2 9 23 25 3 42
16 Fleetwood Town 32 10 10 12 36 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 16 4 3 9 15 19 6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 9 11 9 33 34 14 4 6 4 20 18 15 5 5 5 13 16 -1 38
18 Burton Albion 30 8 7 15 37 55 15 4 2 9 19 31 15 4 5 6 18 24 -18 31
19 Swindon Town 32 9 4 19 38 58 17 7 1 9 19 25 15 2 3 10 19 33 -20 31
20 Bristol Rovers 31 8 6 17 30 50 15 5 1 9 17 24 16 3 5 8 13 26 -20 30
21 AFC Wimbledon 30 7 8 15 31 54 13 3 2 8 15 26 17 4 6 7 16 28 -23 29
22 Northampton Town 32 7 8 17 26 49 16 4 4 8 10 20 16 3 4 9 16 29 -23 29
23 Rochdale 32 6 10 16 41 59 16 1 7 8 17 33 16 5 3 8 24 26 -18 28
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 6 19 32 60 16 2 4 10 15 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -28 27

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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.