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Oxford United FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Oxford United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Tue 29 Jan 2019 · 19:45 UTC The Kassam Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Curtis Nelson 36' Y
Y 37' Mamadou Thiam
Y 39' Ken Dougall
Y 66' Liam Lindsay
Y 73' Ben Williams
Y 87' Alex Mowatt
Rob Dickie 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Oxford United FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at The Kassam Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Andrew Laver
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Dan Cook

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
4
Oxford United FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-29 Oxford United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC 2018-08-04 Barnsley FC 4–0 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Barnsley FC H 2–2 D
19 Jan Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
12 Jan Fleetwood Town FC A 2–2 D
05 Jan Brentford FC A 0–1 L
01 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–3 L
29 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 0–2 L
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Oxford United FC A 2–2 D
26 Jan Rochdale AFC H 2–1 W
19 Jan AFC Wimbledon A 4–1 W
12 Jan Bradford City AFC H 3–0 W
05 Jan Burnley FC A 0–1 L
01 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Oxford United FC Barnsley FC
#10 Position #18
11 Points 8
6 Played 7
3 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
13 Scored 7
7 Conceded 12
+6 GD -5
1.83 PPG 1.14
50% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Oxford United FC are 10th (11 pts). Barnsley FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Barnsley FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 3 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 3 G 1 A
Ciaron Brown 1 G
Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at The Kassam Stadium. Oxford United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Barnsley FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Oxford United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
  • 15' Oxford United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Brilliant from the ! Josh Ruffels makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Oxford United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 369 games and scored 490 goals.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Curtis Nelson.
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mamadou Thiam on 37 minutes.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ken Dougall on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Dimitri Cavare has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kieffer Moore is hanging Ken Dougall on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jamie Mackie makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 53' Kieffer Moore has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cameron Brannagan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Oxford United FC.
  • 61' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Green is hanging Cauley Woodrow on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' Barnsley FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' Goal! Mamadou Thiam scores his 15 goal in 389 matches.
  • 71' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Mamadou Thiam departs to be replaced by Mike-Steven Bahre.
  • 73' The referee shows Barnsley FC player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' Curtis Nelson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 31 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' Kieffer Moore has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 79 minutes.
  • 81' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Jordan Graham exits the field as Luke Garbutt enters on 81.
  • 85' The crowd applauds James Henry as he leaves the pitch. Ahmed Kashi steps in for Oxford United FC.
  • 87' That is a Yellow card for Barnsley FC. Alex Mowatt will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Robert Dickie. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mamadou Thiam 3
Slobodan Tedic 2
Mamadou Thiam 2
Nicky Cadden 2
Bobby Thomas 2
Elliott Moore 1
Victor Adeboyejo 1
Devante Cole 1

Head to Head

2019-01-29 Oxford United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC 2018-08-04 Barnsley FC 4–0 Oxford United FC

Oxford United FC Form

2019-01-29 Oxford United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2019-01-19 Oxford United FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2019-01-12 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 2019-01-05 Brentford FC 1–0 Oxford United FC L 2019-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Oxford United FC L 2018-12-29 Oxford United FC 0–2 Bristol Rovers FC L

Barnsley FC Form

2019-01-29 Oxford United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2019-01-26 Barnsley FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC W 2019-01-19 AFC Wimbledon 1–4 Barnsley FC W 2019-01-12 Barnsley FC 3–0 Bradford City AFC W 2019-01-05 Burnley FC 1–0 Barnsley FC L 2019-01-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.13 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC46% Draw25% Barnsley FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Barnsley FC
54%
Oxford United FC or Barnsley FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC38% Draw39% Barnsley FC23%
Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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