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

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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

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

Oxford United FC 13 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Burton Albion FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Woods
Assistant 1 Jacob Lehane (England)
Assistant 2 Stuart Butler

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#3	Position	#15
26	Points	17
13	Played	15
7 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 5 / 6
22	Scored	20
11	Conceded	27
+11	GD	-7
2.00	PPG	1.13
54%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

85% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Oxford United FC are 3rd (26 pts). Burton Albion FC are 15th (17 pts).

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

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

6/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ 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

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	3 G	1 A
Finn Delap	3 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Oxford United FC host Burton Albion FC — let the battle begin!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Oxford United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Mason Bennett has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Oxford United FC and Burton Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Ruben Rodrigues doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
30' 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.
35' Sam Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Burton Albion FC so far.
40' Oxford United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' 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.
55' It looks surprising Burton Albion FC does not make any changes. Adedeji Oshilaja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' It’s high time Dino Maamria made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' Oxford United 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.
70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
74' A moment of madness from Josh Gordon on 74 minutes earns him a card. Burton Albion FC will be frustrated.
77' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Josh Murphy has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Goodrham to step up.
78' The crowd applauds Kwadwo Baah as he leaves the pitch. Mason Bennett steps in for Burton Albion FC.
83' Ruben Rodrigues with the second goal in the match!
84' James Henry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stanley Mills at the 84 minute mark.
89' Against the run of play, Marcus McGuane has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Oisin Smyth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruben Rodrigues on 90 minute.
Burton Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Oxford United FC were simply the better side today.

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

Player	Goals
Matt Taylor	5
Olamide Shodipo	3
Scott Fraser	3
James Henry	3
Josh Ruffels	2
Cameron Brannagan	2
Ruben Rodrigues	2
Mark Harris	2

Head to Head

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

4 / 4

2.53 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.58 Burton Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Oxford United FC to win 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Oxford United FC74% Draw17% Burton Albion FC9%

Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

91%

Draw or Burton Albion FC

26%

Oxford United FC or Burton Albion FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Oxford United FC57% Draw36% Burton Albion FC7%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.2%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.2%

2 – 1

4 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

7.1%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

4.4%

5 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

2.3%

5 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	22%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	22%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✓

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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