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Forest Green Rovers FC vs Oxford United FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 1 REPLAYS

FA Cup · 2018-19
Forest Green Rovers FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Tue 20 Nov 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Nathan McGinley 26' Y
Y 65' Cameron Brannagan

Overview

Match Preview

Forest Green Rovers FC vs Oxford United FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Wilding
  • Referee Thomas Harty
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Savvas Yianni

Head-to-Head

2
2
Forest Green Rovers FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-20 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–3 Oxford United FC 2018-11-10 Oxford United FC 0–0 Forest Green Rovers FC

Recent Form

Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Oxford United FC H 0–3 L
10 Nov Oxford United FC A 0–0 D
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Forest Green Rovers FC A 3–0 W
17 Nov Gillingham FC H 1–0 W
10 Nov Forest Green Rovers FC H 0–0 D
03 Nov Scunthorpe United FC A 3–3 D
27 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–0 W
23 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Forest Green Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Oxford United FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Forest Green Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Oxford United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Forest Green Rovers FC and Oxford United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Forest Green Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luke Garbutt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' The referee has no hesitation. Nathan McGinley is booked for Forest Green Rovers FC — Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' The England James Henry breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 0-1!
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' 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.
  • 47' A goal from the Scotland international Jamie Mackie! He fires home on 47 to make it 0-2!
  • 52' Forest Green Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Forest Green Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Forest Green Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Another substitution for Forest Green Rovers FC to replace Theodore Archibald by George Williams on 62 minute.
  • 65' Cameron Brannagan was booked on 65.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Marcus Browne. He replaces James Henry on 67 minute.
  • 70' Ben Morris is ready to make an impact after coming on for Reuben Reid at the 70 minute mark.
  • 72' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Gavin Whyte exits the field as Sam Long enters on 72.
  • 77' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' Marcus Browne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 79' Matt Worthington gets the nod from Forest Green Rovers FC. He replaces Reece Brown and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' It is a cagey affair so far. Forest Green Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Oxford United FC's compact .
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • With this win, Oxford United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Cooper

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.83 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Forest Green Rovers FC22% Draw27% Oxford United FC51%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Forest Green Rovers FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Oxford United FC
78%
Forest Green Rovers FC or Oxford United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Forest Green Rovers FC14% Draw47% Oxford United FC39%
Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 1
12%
0 – 2
11.3%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 4
2.7%
2 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Forest Green Rovers FC

Handicap Forest Green Rovers FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 25% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 18% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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