Oxford United will cross fingers that their home support is enough to get a result from this grim duel, vs high-octane Peterborough United.
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Peterborough United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Oxford United 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
When playing at home in the League One, Oxford United have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Oxford, their manager Robinson and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The supporters are hoping that Oxford United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the EFL Trophy fixture against Sutton United. At last, a league win after four fixtures without.
In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Exeter City with a 4-2 scoreline.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 United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Oxford as they are travelling to their away game against Portsmouth in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Oxford United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Peterborough United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Peterborough United so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-5 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Wycombe Wanderers in their previous outing. The EFL Trophy fixture ended 1-1. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points.
It was a League One defeat before that one as the away game against Wycombe Wanderers wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.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 4 relevant matches. Results were 0 Peterborough United wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Accrington Stanley in just three days.
The visiting Peterborough United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games.
Head 2 Head
Peterborough United have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) against Oxford.Top Goalscorers
  J. Clarke-Harris 10 goals |   C. Brannagan 5 goals | K. Joseph 4 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Peterborough United missing players
| Oxford United | Peterborough United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 21% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 50% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 5.6 | 7.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
| 3.9 | 2.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.3 | 20 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 11.9 | 15.6 |
| 2 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 54% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 27% | 37% |
| 8.7 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.9 | 9.9 |
| 2.5 | 1.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oxford United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Oxford United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Peterborough United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Peterborough United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Peterborough United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Derby County | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 12 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
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