Oxford United FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Oxford United FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Northampton Town FC

Tue 20 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Kassam Stadium 8,732 HT 45' · FT 45'

Josh Murphy 6' 1–0

1–1 35' William Hondermarck

Will Goodwin 81' 2–1

2–2 90+2' Tony Springett

Y 74' William Hondermarck

Y 78' Tyreece Simpson

Y 82' Mitch Pinnock

Ruben Rodrigues 89' Y

Y 90' Sam Hoskins

Overview

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Oxford United FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Charles Breakspear
Assistant 1 Mark Derrien
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Oxford United FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-20 Oxford United FC 2–2 Northampton Town FC 2023-12-23 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Oxford United FC 2021-03-23 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Oxford United FC 2020-12-15 Oxford United FC 4–0 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Northampton Town FC	H	2–2	D
17 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
13 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	H	4–2	W
10 Feb	Blackpool FC	A	1–1	D
03 Feb	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
30 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	2–2	D

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Oxford United FC	A	2–2	D
17 Feb	Bristol Rovers FC	H	3–1	W
13 Feb	Leyton Orient FC	A	3–4	L
10 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
03 Feb	Portsmouth FC	A	1–4	L
27 Jan	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Oxford United FC		Northampton Town FC
#16	Position	#7
1	Points	35
1	Played	46
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 29
2	Scored	39
2	Conceded	74
+0	GD	-35
1.00	PPG	0.76
0%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Oxford United FC are 16th (1 pts). Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Oxford United FC and Northampton Town FC is underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Des Buckingham will be considering his options from the bench.
6' Josh Murphy does the damage! The net is bulging and Oxford United FC surge ahead!
11' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 366 games and scored 485 goals.
21' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. William Hondermarck makes it 1-1.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Brady might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' The 24-year-old Marc Leonard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
50' Northampton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tony Springett made 368 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' The supporters are chanting for Shaun McWilliams. He replaces Ben Fox on 61 minute.
62' A tactical swap from Northampton Town FC — Louis Appere on, Kieron Bowie off on 62 minutes.
66' A tactical swap from Oxford United FC — Tyler Goodrham on, Joe Bennett off on 66 minutes.
70' Fresh legs for Oxford United FC! Josh McEachran comes on to replace Cameron Brannagan.
74' Poor challenge from William Hondermarck. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
78' It’s a booking for Northampton Town FC player. Tyreece Simpson gets a card.
80' Tyreece Simpson makes way for Sam Hoskins at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Northampton Town FC.
81' Will Goodwin puts Oxford United FC on the lead.
82' That looks like a foul for a card for Mitch Pinnock.
83' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Billy Bodin exits the field as Jay Matete enters on 83.
85' It is a substitution in Northampton Town FC team. Mitch Pinnock is replaced by Liam Moore on 85 minute.
89' Ruben Rodrigues was booked on 89.
90' Sam Hoskins is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Mark Harris
23
Josh Murphy
12
Joe Bennett ↓ Tyler Goodrham 66'
3
Ciaron Brown
10
Billy Bodin ↓ Jay Matete 83'
2
Sam Long
8
Cameron Brannagan ↓ Josh McEachran 70'
1
Jamie Cumming
20
Ruben Rodrigues
28
Stephan Negru
22
Greg Leigh

Bench

Coach Des Buckingham

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Liam Moore ↑ 85'
17
Shaun McWilliams ↑ 61'
7
Sam Hoskins ↑ 80'
29
Dominic Gape
9
Louis Appere ↑ 62'
28
Tony Springett ↑ 85'
36
James Dadge

Coach Jon Brady

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Taylor	2
Cameron Brannagan	1
Tyreece Simpson	1
Kieron Bowie	1
Josh Murphy	1
Will Goodwin	1
William Hondermarck	1
Tony Springett	1

Head to Head

Oxford United FC Form

2024-02-20 Oxford United FC 2–2 Northampton Town FC D 2024-02-17 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2024-02-13 Oxford United FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-02-10 Blackpool FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2024-02-03 Oxford United FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2024-01-30 Oxford United FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D

Northampton Town FC Form

2024-02-20 Oxford United FC 2–2 Northampton Town FC D 2024-02-17 Northampton Town FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-02-13 Leyton Orient FC 4–3 Northampton Town FC L 2024-02-10 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2024-02-03 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L 2024-01-27 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.63 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC57% Draw21% Northampton Town FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

43%

Oxford United FC or Northampton Town FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC46% Draw35% Northampton Town FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.1%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.8%

3 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.9%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

1 – 0

4 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	17%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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