Oxford United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 6 points and a 24th position in the League One table. Visiting Rochdale holds 14th place with 12 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Oxford nor Rochdale 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
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Oxford United's two home games in the League One so far this season, having collected 3 points here at The Kassam Stadium.
Stress levels are on the rise for Oxford's attacking players as they have now played 182 minutes without scoring in a league game. O. Shodipo was their last goal scorer.
Oxford lost their last game at Fleetwood Town (placed 9th) after a 0-2 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Charlton Athletic.
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at James Henry for missing a penalty kick versus Fleetwood Town in the 10th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Oxford United as they have a new game in only four days, a FA Cup match thankfully also at home. Peterborough United are visiting.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Oxford United at home in the league. 3 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Rochdale form and stats
The visitors are W2-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Rochdale has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
There were no winners in Rochdale's previous match, a League One home game that ended 1-1 vs Bristol Rovers (placed 13th). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sunderland.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chesterfield in just four days.
Rochdale find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Rochdale have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Oxford United wins - draws - Rochdale wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lund 4 goals |   M. Taylor 3 goals | J. Keohane 2 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Oxford United | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 80% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 60% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 52 | 114 |
| 35 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 23% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 38% |
- All of Oxford United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Oxford United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale 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 | Peterborough United | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Hull City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 6 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
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