Burton Albion FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Burton Albion FC

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Oxford United FC

Sat 2 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+3'

Stephen Quinn 5' Y

Overview

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Burton Albion FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

Burton Albion FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Oxford United FC 13 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Wilding
Referee Peter Wright
Referee Darren Blunden
Referee James Vallance (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Burton Albion FC 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Oxford United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-02 Burton Albion FC 1–5 Oxford United FC 2020-02-11 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Oxford United FC 2019-08-20 Oxford United FC 2–4 Burton Albion FC 2019-02-02 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Oxford United FC 2018-08-25 Oxford United FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Oxford United FC	H	1–5	L
29 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–4	L
26 Dec	Lincoln City FC	A	1–5	L
19 Dec	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
15 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
12 Dec	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–1	D

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	5–1	W
29 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–2	W
26 Dec	AFC Wimbledon	H	2–0	W
15 Dec	Northampton Town FC	H	4–0	W
12 Dec	Blackpool FC	A	0–0	D
05 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC		Oxford United FC
#15	Position	#3
17	Points	26
15	Played	13
4 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 1
18	Scored	22
24	Conceded	11
-6	GD	+11
1.13	PPG	2.00
27%	Win %	54%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

85% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 15th (17 pts). Oxford United FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

6/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Oxford United FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

3/2

76+

9/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	3 G	1 A
Finn Delap	3 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Oxford United FC

Mark Harris	6 G	1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor	4 G	2 A
Cameron Brannagan	2 G
Ciaron Brown	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Pirelli Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Burton Albion FC and Oxford United FC.
5' Stephen Quinn picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
9' Matt Taylor adds to his 0 season tally! Oxford United FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oxford United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
18' Olamide Shodipo makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Oxford United FC are in front.
23' Oxford United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
28' Oxford United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' A goal from the Ireland international Olamide Shodipo! He fires home on 31 to make it 0-3!
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' The England Kane Hemmings breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-3!
46' Ryan Edwards is replacing Stephen Quinn for the Burton Albion FC side.
51' Sam Winnall is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Oxford United FC so far.
56' What a strike from Josh Ruffels! The score is 1-4.
59' Burton Albion FC ring the changes. Joe Powell has done his job and it is now time for Charles Vernam to step up.
63' Josh Ruffels is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
65' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 65 minute. Matt Taylor leaves to be changed by Sam Winnall.
70' It’s high time Karl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Olamide Shodipo has done his job and it is now time for Cameron Brannagan to step up.
80' Burton Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
82' Burton Albion FC ring the changes. Michael Bostwick has done his job and it is now time for Neal Eardley to step up.
83' Steven Lawless is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Akins at the 83 minute mark.
84' The crowd applauds James Henry as he leaves the pitch. Robert Hall steps in for Oxford United FC.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kieran O'Hara made 7 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
Full Time. Oxford United FC beats Burton Albion FC

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Neal Eardley ↑ 82'
18
Charles Vernam ↑ 59'
24
Ben Garratt
4
Ryan Edwards ↑ 46'
11
Steven Lawless ↑ 83'
16
Indiana Vassilev
22
Owen Gallacher

Coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Matt Taylor ↓ Sam Winnall 65'
25
Olamide Shodipo ↓ Jordan Obita 75'
14
Anthony Forde ↓ Jamie Hanson 65'
12
Sam Long
3
Josh Ruffels
17
James Henry ↓ Robert Hall 84'
18
Marcus McGuane ↓ Cameron Brannagan 75'
6
Alex Gorrin
22
Robert Atkinson
5
Elliott Moore C
13
Jack Stevens

Bench

24
Jordan Obita ↑ 75'
20
Jamie Hanson ↑ 65'
11
Sam Winnall ↑ 65'
19
Daniel Agyei
1
Simon Eastwood
8
Cameron Brannagan ↑ 75'
7
Robert Hall ↑ 84'

Coach Karl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Taylor	5
Scott Fraser	3
James Henry	3
Olamide Shodipo	3
Ruben Rodrigues	2
Mark Harris	2
Sam Baldock	2
Josh Ruffels	2

Head to Head

Burton Albion FC Form

2021-01-02 Burton Albion FC 1–5 Oxford United FC L 2020-12-29 Burton Albion FC 3–4 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-12-26 Lincoln City FC 5–1 Burton Albion FC L 2020-12-19 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2020-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC L 2020-12-12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D

Oxford United FC Form

2021-01-02 Burton Albion FC 1–5 Oxford United FC W 2020-12-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–3 Oxford United FC W 2020-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2020-12-15 Oxford United FC 4–0 Northampton Town FC W 2020-12-12 Blackpool FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2020-12-05 Oxford United FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.19 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.59 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC19% Draw21% Oxford United FC60%

Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

40%

Draw or Oxford United FC

81%

Burton Albion FC or Oxford United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC15% Draw36% Oxford United FC49%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 1

7.8%

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 3

7.5%

0 – 3

6.5%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 4

4.9%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 4

4.1%

2 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	34%	—	66%
+1	34%	20%	45%
+1.5	55%	—	45%
+2	55%	19%	26%
+2.5	74%	—	26%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.