Oxford United FC vs Walsall FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Oxford United FC vs Walsall FC — League One .
- Oxford United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Walsall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bhupinder Gill
- Referee Garry Maskell
- Referee Alan Young
- Referee Simon Shaw
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep Walsall FC H 1–2 L 15 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–0 D 09 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–2 L 01 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D 25 Aug Burton Albion FC H 3–1 W 21 Aug Accrington Stanley FC H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep Oxford United FC A 2–1 W 15 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–4 L 08 Sep Barnsley FC A 1–1 D 01 Sep Blackpool FC H 0–0 D 25 Aug Rochdale AFC A 2–1 W 21 Aug AFC Wimbledon A 3–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Oxford United FC is hosting Walsall FC for another epic battle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Leahy, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' The travelling Walsall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 24' Goal! Morgan Ferrier scores his 14 goal in 65 matches.
- 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Fitzwater on 25.
- 30' It’s high time Dean Keates made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Walsall FC that had 65 games and scored 67 goals.
- 40' Oxford United FC is showing some good football. However, Oxford United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John Mousinho.
- 47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zeli Ismail suffering a number of foals already.
- 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for George Dobson on 52.
- 57' Jonathan Obika is replacing Sam Smith for the Oxford United FC side.
- 58' GOAL! Zeli Ismail scores on 58. Assisted by Josh Gordon
- 60' It’s a booking for Walsall FC player. Josh Gordon gets a Yellow card.
- 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 75' It looks surprising Oxford United FC does not make any changes. Isaiah Osbourne has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 76' The whistle greets Zeli Ismail as he departs to be replaced by Kane Wilson.
- 78' Andy Cook is replacing Josh Gordon for the Walsall FC side.
- 81' The referee shows Walsall FC player a Yellow card on 81.
- 85' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 85 minute. Jamie Hanson leaves to be changed by Josh Ruffels.
- 87' Goal! James Henry scores his 44 goal in 366 matches.
- 90' James Henry was booked on 90.
- 90' Robert Dickie is replacing Cameron Norman for the Oxford United FC side.
- Full Time. Walsall FC beats Oxford United FC
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Lineups
Oxford United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jamie Hanson ↓ Josh Ruffels 85'
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Sam Smith ↓ Jonathan Obika 57'
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- 17
- 15
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- 16
- 26
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Cameron Norman ↓ Rob Dickie 90'
Bench
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Rob Dickie ↑ 90'
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Josh Ruffels ↑ 85'
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Jonathan Obika ↑ 57'
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Coach Karl RobinsonWalsall FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
- 6
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- 27
- 3
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Zeli Ismail ↓ Kane Wilson 76'
- 30
- 16
- 11
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Josh Gordon ↓ Andy Cook 78'
Bench
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- 31
- 8
- 15
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Kane Wilson ↑ 76'
- 13
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Andy Cook ↑ 78'
Coach Dean Keates -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals James Henry 1 Jerome Sinclair 1 Rob Dickie 1 Luke Garbutt 1 Andy Cook 1 James Henry 1 Zeli Ismail 1 Morgan Ferrier 1 Head to Head
Oxford United FC Form
2018-09-22 Oxford United FC 1–2 Walsall FC L 2018-09-15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2018-09-09 Oxford United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2018-09-01 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2018-08-25 Oxford United FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC W 2018-08-21 Oxford United FC 2–3 Accrington Stanley FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.26 Oxford United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.55 Walsall FC xGI would bet for: Oxford United FC or Walsall FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Walsall FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.81Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Oxford United FC or Draw 58%Draw or Walsall FC 70%Oxford United FC or Walsall FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Walsall FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 8.4%0 – 0 7.9%2 – 1 7.1%0 – 2 7.1%1 – 0 6.7%2 – 2 5.5%2 – 0 4.7%1 – 3 4.5%0 – 3 3.6%3 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC
Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Walsall FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 21% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Walsall FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.