Lots to play for in this match, with Oxford United placed 5th and Wigan Athletic in 2nd. Here's news and statistics!
- Oxford United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in League One
This could be an engaging fixture with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well rested since they last played a game. Let's start!
Oxford United form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 11 League One games here at The Kassam Stadium for Oxford United. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Happy days for Oxford in their previous game, a League One match away at Milton Keynes Dons (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Midfield player Cameron Brannagan got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Brannagan hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Doncaster Rovers and winning 2-1.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 eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost three.
Oxford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Kassam Stadium with 21 goals in 11 league matches. Oxford have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Wigan Athletic's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wigan Athletic collect 22 points from their 9 away matches in the League One. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Wigan are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Wigan Athletic's last game was the home draw against Ipswich Town (1-1). Tom Naylor got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Naylor had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Shrewsbury Town.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wigan Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Wigan wins, four draws and two defeats.
The Wigan Athletic manager Richardson has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 9 league matches. It's not easy to score on Wigan Athletic as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Oxford victories, zero draws and two Wigan Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 9 goals |   M. Taylor 8 goals |  C. Lang 8 goals |
Oxford United missing players
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| Oxford United | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | 21 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 37 |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 86% | 82% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 57% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 55% |
| 33% | 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 20% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 71% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 60% |
| 24% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 40% |
| 19% | 18% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 13.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 14 | 12.8 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 32% | 40% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 45% | 40% |
| 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
- All of Wigan Athletic's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Oxford United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wigan Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most points (22) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+14) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic 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 | Rotherham United | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |
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