Oxford United FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Oxford United FC

2 – 0

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Bristol Rovers FC

Sat 23 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC The Kassam Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+11'

Y 27' Luke Leahy

Matt Taylor 60' Y

Y 90' Joshua Grant

Sam Winnall 90' Y

Overview

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

Oxford United FC 13 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Rock
Referee Nicholas Cooper
Referee Mike Desborough
Referee Matthew Lee

6 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 18.2 goals/game

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

Oxford United FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bristol Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-23 Oxford United FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-08-24 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Oxford United FC 2018-12-29 Oxford United FC 0–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-10-20 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Bristol Rovers FC	H	2–0	W
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

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
19 Jan	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	2–3	L
16 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
09 Jan	Sheffield United FC	H	2–3	L
02 Jan	Blackpool FC	H	2–1	W
26 Dec	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Oxford United FC and Bristol Rovers FC get this one started.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol Rovers FC that had 292 games and scored 319 goals.
15' Cameron Brannagan is replacing Marcus McGuane for the Oxford United FC side.
20' Liam Kelly is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol Rovers FC tonight.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Leahy is booked for Bristol Rovers FC — Yellow card on 27.
32' Oxford United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matt Taylor on 32.
37' Bristol Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' Bristol Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
47' It looks like no one’s ball. Oxford United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
57' Bristol Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' Oxford United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Oxford United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
67' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — Luke McCormick exits the field as Jonah Ayunga enters on 67.
72' Jonah Ayunga has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
73' GOAL! Matt Taylor fires home to make it 2-0!
75' A tactical swap from Oxford United FC — Jordan Obita on, James Henry off on 75 minutes.
76' The Oxford United FC bench stirs into life. Matt Taylor is withdrawn and Sam Winnall gets his opportunity.
81' Oxford United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
86' Oxford United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol Rovers FC's shape.
88' Daniel Agyei is replacing Olamide Shodipo for the Oxford United FC side.
90' A moment of madness from Joshua Grant on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol Rovers FC will be frustrated.
With this win, Oxford United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Matt Taylor ↓ Sam Winnall 76'
28
Liam Kelly ↓ Anthony Forde 88'
25
Olamide Shodipo ↓ Daniel Agyei 88'
12
Sam Long
3
Josh Ruffels
17
James Henry ↓ Jordan Obita 75'
18
Marcus McGuane ↓ Cameron Brannagan 15'
6
Alex Gorrin
22
Robert Atkinson
5
Elliott Moore C
13
Jack Stevens

Bench

24
Jordan Obita ↑ 75'
11
Sam Winnall ↑ 76'
19
Daniel Agyei ↑ 88'
14
Anthony Forde ↑ 88'
1
Simon Eastwood
8
Cameron Brannagan ↑ 15'
7
Robert Hall

Coach Karl Robinson

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Zain Westbrooke ↓ Josh Barrett 88'
13
Joe Day
25
Cian Harries
26
Jack Baldwin ↓ Cameron Hargreaves 88'
5
Max Ehmer C
9
Brandon Hanlan
3
Luke Leahy
15
Alfie Kilgour
42
Abumere Ogogo ↓ George Williams 67'
4
Joshua Grant
14
Luke McCormick ↓ Jonah Ayunga 67'

Bench

Coach Paul Tisdale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Taylor	3
Alex Jakubiak	2
Aaron Collins	2
Jonson Clarke-Harris	1
Billy Bodin	1
Brandon Barker	1
Sam Long	1
Elliot Lee	1

Head to Head

Oxford United FC Form

2021-01-23 Oxford United FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 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

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2021-01-23 Oxford United FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-01-19 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-01-16 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2021-01-09 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC L 2021-01-02 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2020-12-26 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Bristol Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Oxford United FC55% Draw26% Bristol Rovers FC19%

Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Bristol Rovers FC

45%

Oxford United FC or Bristol Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC36% Draw48% Bristol Rovers FC16%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

12.3%

0 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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