Oxford United are prepared for a new test after their 1-1 against Shrewsbury Town last time out. Port Vale are coming to town!
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Oxford United have less rest than Port Vale in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Shrewsbury Town.
Oxford United form and stats
Oxford United's results here at The Kassam Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The home team returns to The Kassam Stadium after drawing with Shrewsbury Town (placed 10th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Moore was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Moore won 8 of 10 duels.
In the match before that, Oxford hosted Fleetwood Town and drew the game 1-1.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 United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Take note: 12 of the latest 14 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each team.
The manager Robinson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Woking in only four days.
Oxford United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Port Vale form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Port Vale playing as the away team in the League One this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a FA Cup home loss versus Exeter City with 2-3 on the scoreboard.
A 2-2 draw at Wycombe Wanderers's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Port Vale in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Port Vale, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The visiting Port have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Port Vale rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior nine meetings): Oxford United won five games, one match ended with a draw and Port Vale have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / two.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Harrison 7 goals |   C. Brannagan 6 goals | K. Joseph 5 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Oxford United | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 71% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 71% |
| 41% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 71% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 24% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 7.2 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.6 | 19.1 | 23 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11 | 11.9 |
| 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 62% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | 48% |
| 8.8 | 7 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.2 | 10.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- 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.
- Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Port Vale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
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