Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Oxford United FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Oxford United FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Kassam Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ruben Rodrigues 25' 1–0
Ruben Rodrigues 83' 2–0
Marcus McGuane 89' 3–0
Y 74' Josh Gordon

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Woods
  • Assistant 1 Jacob Lehane (England)
  • Assistant 2 Stuart Butler
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

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

9
2
2
Oxford United FC 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC 2023-01-28 Burton Albion FC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2022-09-03 Oxford United FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC 2022-03-05 Oxford United FC 4–1 Burton Albion FC 2021-10-23 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Burton Albion FC H 3–0 W
12 Dec Reading FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec Peterborough United FC A 0–3 L
02 Dec Grimsby Town FC H 2–0 W
28 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
25 Nov Cheltenham Town FC A 0–2 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Oxford United FC A 0–3 L
09 Dec Stevenage FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Portsmouth FC H 0–2 L
25 Nov Peterborough United FC A 0–4 L
14 Nov Port Vale FC H 0–2 L
11 Nov Northampton Town FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Oxford United FC Burton Albion FC
#10 Position #7
11 Points 12
6 Played 8
3 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 2
13 Scored 13
7 Conceded 12
+6 GD +1
1.83 PPG 1.50
50% Win % 38%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
85% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Oxford United FC are 10th (11 pts). Burton Albion FC are 7th (12 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
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ 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
Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Burton Albion FC gets underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Oxford United FC and Burton Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Kassam Stadium. Oxford United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Ruben Rodrigues is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mason Bennett is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Burton Albion FC.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Oxford United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' Burton Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Burton Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Elliott Moore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' England international John Brayford has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Burton Albion FC that had 380 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 60' Rekeem Harper has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 385 appearances.
  • 65' Burton Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Oxford United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Josh Gordon. He receives a card.
  • 77' Tyler Goodrham is replacing Josh Murphy for the Oxford United FC side.
  • 78' Burton Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mason Bennett is hanging Kwadwo Baah on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' The deadlock is broken! Ruben Rodrigues gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Oxford United FC team. Stanley Mills is replaced by James Henry on 84 minute.
  • 89' What a strike from Marcus McGuane! The score is 3-0.
  • 90' Oisin Smyth is replacing Ruben Rodrigues for the Oxford United FC side.
  • Another three points for Oxford United FC.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Des Buckingham

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dino Maamria

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Taylor 5
Scott Fraser 3
James Henry 3
Olamide Shodipo 3
Cameron Brannagan 2
Ruben Rodrigues 2
Mark Harris 2
Sam Baldock 2

Head to Head

2023-12-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC 2023-01-28 Burton Albion FC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2022-09-03 Oxford United FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC 2022-03-05 Oxford United FC 4–1 Burton Albion FC 2021-10-23 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Oxford United FC

Oxford United FC Form

2023-12-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC W 2023-12-12 Reading FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2023-12-09 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Oxford United FC L 2023-12-02 Oxford United FC 2–0 Grimsby Town FC W 2023-11-28 Oxford United FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2023-11-25 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Oxford United FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2023-12-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC L 2023-12-09 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Stevenage FC L 2023-11-28 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC L 2023-11-25 Peterborough United FC 4–0 Burton Albion FC L 2023-11-14 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Port Vale FC L 2023-11-11 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.58 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Oxford United FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC71% Draw18% Burton Albion FC11%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
29%
Oxford United FC or Burton Albion FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC54% Draw36% Burton Albion FC10%
Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
5 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 21% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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