League One preview: Can Oxford United edge out victory against Crewe Alexandra?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 17.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

Let's look at this entertaining game in the League One. Oxford United is in the 9th position from playing two fixtures. They welcome Crewe Alexandra who are placed 21st from two fixtures.

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

Oxford United have only played one League One game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 23 matches.

Oxford's last game was hosting Charlton Athletic (placed 18th) and winning 2-1. Defender S. Seddon got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Seddon won 7 of 9 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Burton Albion (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) that finished 1-1.

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 ten games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost two.

The manager K. Robinson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bolton Wanderers in only four days.

At The Kassam Stadium, Oxford United has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League One ended in defeat. Last season Crewe Alexandra had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 8, drew 5 and lost 10.

Crewe Alexandra lost away at Portsmouth (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Rio Adebisi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 6.85. The defender Adebisi won 6 of 8 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hartlepool United at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Alexandra are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and two defeats. From a total of four matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Alexandra are hosting Accrington Stanley in the League One only four days away.

0 goals so far away for Crewe Alexandra, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Oxford two wins, one draw and Crewe Alexandra three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OxfordC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
1 goals
Oxford UnitedR. Williams
R. Williams
1 goals
Oxford UnitedS. Seddon
S. Seddon
1 goals

Oxford United missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oxford United Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 2 2 Scored S 0 0 1
2 1 1 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% 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% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
4.5 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3
4.5 6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 4
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 5
3 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 1
50% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Oxford United Last season Crewe Alexandra
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   23 46
22 13   Won W   8 18
9 4   Drew D   5 12
17 7   Lost L   10 16
80 39   Scored S   24 56
62 24   Conceded C   31 61
90% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
83% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 76%
54% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 39%
35% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 20%
23% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 15%
50% 42%   BTTS BTTS   43% 48%
27% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 26%
33% 33%   Failed to Score F T   30% 28%
 
5.6 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.8
4.3 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5.1
1.6 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.2
3 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13.1 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 10.7
4.6 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4
36% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
2 Portsmouth 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
3 Sunderland 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Burton Albion 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Morecambe 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
6 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 AFC Wimbledon 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Lincoln City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Oxford United 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
11 Accrington Stanley 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
12 Wigan Athletic 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
13 Plymouth Argyle 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Bolton Wanderers 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
15 Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 -1 1
16 Ipswich Town 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Cambridge United 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Charlton Athletic 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
19 Gillingham 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
20 Cheltenham Town 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
22 Fleetwood Town 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 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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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 Wycombe Wanderers 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
2 Portsmouth 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
3 Sunderland 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Burton Albion 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Morecambe 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
6 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 AFC Wimbledon 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Lincoln City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Oxford United 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
11 Accrington Stanley 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
12 Wigan Athletic 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
13 Plymouth Argyle 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Bolton Wanderers 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
15 Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 -1 1
16 Ipswich Town 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Cambridge United 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Charlton Athletic 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
19 Gillingham 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
20 Cheltenham Town 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
22 Fleetwood Town 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0

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