Soccer betting preview: Oxford United welcomes Charlton Athletic in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

After the first round it's Oxford United - Charlton Athletic 1-1 in points. Who will prevail in this second League One fixture of the season?

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Oxford United form and stats

Last season, Oxford United's league statistics were 22 wins, 8 draws and 16 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 77 goals and conceded 56. Playing at home last season Oxford United managed 13-4-6 (win-draw-lost) with 39 goals and 21 conceded.

Oxford shared the glory with Burton Albion (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Mark Sykes (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.13/10. Sykes served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 34 successful passes (of 38 total). Nathan Holland was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Burton Albion (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

A 1-1 draw away in the League One before that, with Cambridge United the opponent.

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 ten games. Oxford United has won three of these, drawn three and lost four.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Crewe Alexandra in only three days. This game is also played here at The Kassam Stadium.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

Let's have a look at how Charlton Athletic performed last season in the League One: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 14 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 70 and conceded 56 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 12 - drew 7 and lost 4 with 34/19 goals scored/conceded.

182 minutes! That's how long the Charlton goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Charlton failed to get anything from their last game, a Carabao Cup home match vs AFC Wimbledon (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Albie Morgan got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Morgan hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Sheffield Wednesday in the League One.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Charlton Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Charlton wins, two draws and two defeats.

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

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Oxford, five draws and two wins for Charlton Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

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Oxford United missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Oxford United Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 9
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Oxford United Last season Charlton Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   23 46
22 13   Won W   12 20
9 4   Drew D   7 14
17 7   Lost L   4 12
80 39   Scored S   34 70
62 24   Conceded C   19 56
90% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 93%
83% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
54% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 43%
35% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 33%
23% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 15%
50% 42%   BTTS BTTS   39% 50%
27% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   52% 37%
33% 33%   Failed to Score F T   13% 20%
 
5.6 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.9
4.3 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.7
1.6 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.3
3 0   Red cards R C   3 8
 
13.1 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.7
4.6 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.6
36% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 42%

  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cheltenham Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Gillingham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Oxford United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
24 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

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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.