Pre-match info: 42 points are between the squads ahead of this match, Sheffield Wednesday having performed best. Can Oxford United pull off a surprise?
- Oxford United have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (21) in League One
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Oxford United form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Oxford United have only managed 5 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses from their games here at The Kassam Stadium. It's been an uphill battle for Oxford United in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Ipswich Town game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
An away draw last time out for Oxford, facing Peterborough United in a game that ended 0-0.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Morecambe the opponent.There will be little rest for Oxford United after this match as they are travelling to Port Vale for a League One game in only three days.
The Oxford fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 18 matches. Oxford United have conceded 26 in these home matches. When Oxford United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Morecambe, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Port Vale), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 5 of 6 times.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Playing away, Sheffield Wednesday have won 10 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the League One this season.
Sheffield Wednesday's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Lincoln City that finished 1-1.
Before that, Sheffield travelled to Cheltenham Town and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.After this away game Sheffield Wednesday return home for a League One game against Accrington Stanley. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Sheffield have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 19 games. It's not easy to score on Sheffield Wednesday as they have only conceded 16 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the participants played each other earlier this campaign; Sheffield Wednesday - Oxford United 0-0. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Oxford victories, one draw and one Sheffield Wednesday win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Windass 11 goals |  M. Smith 11 goals |  L. Gregory 9 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Oxford United | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 39 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | 67 |
| 49 | 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 95% |
| 71% | 78% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 58% | 64% |
| 42% | 61% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 32% | 38% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | 26% |
| 5% | 6% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 15% |
| 58% | 67% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 37% | 38% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 83% | 53% | 54% |
| 37% | 22% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | 13% |
| 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.7 | 17.1 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 13.6 | 14.6 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 35% | 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | 37% |
| 9.8 | 8.7 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 10.7 | 9.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oxford United have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in League One
- Oxford United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (10) away in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (21) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 36 | 80 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 80 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 74 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 43 | 78 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 32 | 75 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 64 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 39 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 65 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 64 |
| 7 | Derby County | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 64 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 62 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 39 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 54 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 61 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 55 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 53 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 52 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 39 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 50 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 38 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -6 | 46 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 49 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -15 | 45 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -17 | 45 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 41 | -23 | 42 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 39 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 56 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -20 | 40 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 38 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 63 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -33 | 35 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 68 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 42 | -31 | 34 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 36 | -29 | 33 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 39 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 72 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 40 | -43 | 26 |
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