Oxford United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 16 points behind Peterborough United.
- Peterborough United have the the best goal difference (+25) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Oxford nor Peterborough 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.
Oxford United form and stats
7 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Oxford United have to build on here at The Kassam Stadium in the League One.
Oxford shared the glory with Milton Keynes Dons in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Portsmouth (0-1).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Oxford have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost three.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Charlton Athletic are coming to town in four days.
Oxford United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Oxford have conceded only 12 goals.
Peterborough United form and stats
Playing away, Peterborough United, who have the the best goal difference (+25) in League One, have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the League One this season. Peterborough have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. Peterborough United has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Peterborough are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League One against Wigan Athletic (placed 23rd). Preceding that game was the away victory against Plymouth Argyle with the score of 3-0.
Goalkeeper Christy Pym was absolutely vital in the Peterborough victory against Wigan Athletic, making six saves.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Peterborough United playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Peterborough wins, two draws and five defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Peterborough manager D. Ferguson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Burton Albion.
Peterborough are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 15 games (in the league). 15 goals have been conceded by Peterborough United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Peterborough United - Oxford 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Oxford five wins, one draw and Peterborough United four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Clarke-Harris 21 goals |  M. Taylor 11 goals |  S. Szmodics 9 goals |
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| Oxford United | Peterborough United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 44 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 51 |
| 36 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| 90% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 83% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 50% |
| 31% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 17% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 48% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 47% |
| 28% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 37% |
| 34% | 31% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 20% |
| 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 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 11.2 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 34% | 35% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 30% | 35% |
- Peterborough United have the most points from losing position (21) in League One
- Peterborough United have the the best goal difference (+25) in League One
- Peterborough United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Peterborough United is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 61 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Hull City | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 52 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 51 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 47 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -6 | 45 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 44 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 43 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 42 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | -3 | 41 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 37 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 37 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 31 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -19 | 30 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | -16 | 28 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -19 | 28 |
| 22 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -23 | 28 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 59 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -27 | 27 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -25 | 26 |
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