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 13 games · 26 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	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 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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% 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' That's the starting whistle at Kassam Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Oxford United FC and Northampton Town FC.
5' Kieron Bowie, a Scotland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
6' The England Josh Murphy breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 1-0!
11' Oxford United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' Northampton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Brady might look to freshen things up shortly.
31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
35' A stunning finish from William Hondermarck — that came from absolutely nowhere!
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Northampton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' It’s high time Jon Brady made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 377 games and scored 503 goals.
61' Ben Fox makes way for Shaun McWilliams at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Northampton Town FC.
62' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Kieron Bowie by Louis Appere on 62 minute.
66' Fresh legs for Oxford United FC! Tyler Goodrham comes on to replace Joe Bennett.
70' Josh McEachran is replacing Cameron Brannagan for the Oxford United FC side.
74' It’s gonna be a card for William Hondermarck.
78' The referee calls foul for Tyreece Simpson. He receives a card.
80' A tactical swap from Northampton Town FC — Sam Hoskins on, Tyreece Simpson off on 80 minutes.
81' Will Goodwin makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Oxford United FC are in front.
82' Mitch Pinnock picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' Jay Matete gets the nod from Oxford United FC. He replaces Billy Bodin and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Mitch Pinnock by Liam Moore on 85 minute.
89' A moment of madness from Ruben Rodrigues on 89 minutes earns him a card. Oxford United FC will be frustrated.
90' That is a card for Northampton Town FC. Sam Hoskins will be fuming at that decision.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Olamide Shodipo	1
Daniel Agyei	1
Sam Hoskins	1
Cameron Brannagan	1
Tyreece Simpson	1
Kieron Bowie	1
Josh Murphy	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

3 / 4

1.87 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC47% Draw25% Northampton Town FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

53%

Oxford United FC or Northampton Town FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Oxford United FC35% Draw42% Northampton Town FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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