Having a 4 point advantage in the league standings, Oxford United regulars wish to see their beloved team get max points from this game versus Gillingham.
- Oxford United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gillingham have yet to win a game away.
Gillingham could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only four sleeps ago.
Oxford United form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Oxford United at their home stadium (The Kassam Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 225 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Sykes was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Oxford will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League One game against Cheltenham Town (placed 9th). James Henry (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.22/10. Henry had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Wycombe Wanderers.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Oxford United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played nine games, won seven matches, drawn two and lost zero.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Accrington Stanley are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Oxford United in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Defensively Oxford have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gillingham form and stats
0-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gillingham in their League One matches away.
Gillingham delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Charlton Athletic (placed 21st) in their previous match; a League One game. Jamie Cumming (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.65. Cumming stopped the opponent with five saves.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Gillingham when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing three and winning zero games.
Gillingham have another game that requires travelling in just three days, a League One game versus Cambridge United. A demanding timetable for the guests!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gillingham as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Gillingham have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Oxford six wins, two draws and Gillingham two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Henry 4 goals |   V. Oliver 3 goals |  C. Brannagan 1 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Gillingham missing players
| Oxford United | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 25% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 7.1 | 6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| 6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.5 | 11 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 24% | 33% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 30% |
- Gillingham have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Gillingham have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Gillingham have yet to win a game away.
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oxford United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Oxford United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
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