Thursday , 2 July 2026

Exeter City FC vs Oxford United FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2024-25
Exeter City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Sat 11 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC St. James Park 6,149 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 14' Matt Phillips
Demetri Mitchell 22' 1–1
Demetri Mitchell 40' 2–1
Vincent Harper 64' 3–1
Y 71' Dane Scarlett
R 81' Tyler Goodrham
Jake Richards 82' Y
Y 85' Louie Sibley
Y 90' Marselino Ferdinan

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Oxford United FC — FA Cup at St. James Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Oldham
  • Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
  • Assistant 2 Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua

Head-to-Head

2
3
Exeter City FC 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-11 Exeter City FC 3–1 Oxford United FC 2024-04-27 Exeter City FC 1–2 Oxford United FC 2023-09-23 Oxford United FC 3–0 Exeter City FC 2023-01-01 Oxford United FC 0–1 Exeter City FC 2022-10-15 Exeter City FC 2–4 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Oxford United FC H 3–1 W
04 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
01 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Crawley Town FC H 4–4 D
26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 3–1 W
21 Dec Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Exeter City FC A 1–3 L
04 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Millwall FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Cardiff City FC H 3–2 W
21 Dec Leeds United FC A 0–4 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Exeter City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Exeter City FC
Jack Aitchison 2 G
Jayden Wareham 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to St. James Park that hosts another battle between Exeter City FC and Oxford United FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Exeter City FC that had 198 games and scored 203 goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 14' Goal! Matt Phillips scores his 29 goal in 377 matches.
  • 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' What a strike from Demetri Mitchell! The score is 1-1.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tristan Crama, as he is very good at scoring at St. James Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 32' Exeter City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Demetri Mitchell puts Exeter City FC on the lead.
  • 45' The travelling Oxford United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Another change for Exeter City FC made on 46 minute. Johnly Yfeko leaves to be changed by Ed Francis.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Exeter City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 64' What a strike from Vincent Harper! The score is 3-1.
  • 64' Oxford United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Goodrham is hanging Idris El Mizouni on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The whistle greets Matt Phillips as he departs to be replaced by Peter Kioso.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a card for Dane Scarlett.
  • 75' Exeter City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Jones is hanging Demetri Mitchell on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Oxford United FC is showing some good football. However, Oxford United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 81' Tyler Goodrham is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 82' Jake Richards was booked on 82.
  • 85' Louie Sibley is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 86' Kevin McDonald has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Richards on 86 minute.
  • 89' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 89 minute. Siriki Dembele leaves to be changed by Marselino Ferdinan.
  • 90' The referee shows Oxford United FC player a card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cameron Brannagan 4
Demetri Mitchell 2
Kyle Joseph 2
Matt Phillips 1
Sam Long 1
Vincent Harper 1
Jevani Brown 1
Sonny Cox 1

Head to Head

2025-01-11 Exeter City FC 3–1 Oxford United FC 2024-04-27 Exeter City FC 1–2 Oxford United FC 2023-09-23 Oxford United FC 3–0 Exeter City FC 2023-01-01 Oxford United FC 0–1 Exeter City FC 2022-10-15 Exeter City FC 2–4 Oxford United FC

Exeter City FC Form

2025-01-11 Exeter City FC 3–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-01-04 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-01-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Exeter City FC L 2024-12-29 Exeter City FC 4–4 Crawley Town FC D 2024-12-26 Exeter City FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-12-21 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Exeter City FC W

Oxford United FC Form

2025-01-11 Exeter City FC 3–1 Oxford United FC L 2025-01-04 Preston North End FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-01-01 Millwall FC 0–1 Oxford United FC W 2024-12-29 Oxford United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-12-26 Oxford United FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-12-21 Leeds United FC 4–0 Oxford United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Oxford United FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Exeter City FC44% Draw26% Oxford United FC30%
Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Oxford United FC
56%
Exeter City FC or Oxford United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC32% Draw44% Oxford United FC24%
Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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