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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Plymouth Argyle FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Tue 1 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Home Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Antoni Sarcevic 33' Y
Y 33' Curtis Nelson
Y 54' Cameron Brannagan
Y 59' Rob Dickie
Graham Carey 78' Y
Gary Sawyer 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at Home Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Ron Ganfield
  • Referee Justin Amey
  • Referee Simon Shaw

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

5
1
5
Plymouth Argyle FC 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Oxford United FC 2018-12-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Oxford United FC 2018-10-13 Oxford United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Oxford United FC H 3–0 W
29 Dec Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec AFC Wimbledon A 1–2 L
22 Dec Accrington Stanley FC H 0–3 L
15 Dec Rochdale AFC A 2–1 W
08 Dec Bradford City AFC H 3–3 D
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–3 L
29 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Southend United FC H 0–1 L
22 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC A 2–2 D
15 Dec Blackpool FC H 2–0 W
08 Dec Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Plymouth Argyle FC Oxford United FC
#4 Position #10
13 Points 11
8 Played 6
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 1
14 Scored 13
11 Conceded 7
+3 GD +6
1.63 PPG 1.83
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Plymouth Argyle FC are 4th (13 pts). Oxford United FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
Aribim Pepple 3 G
Oliver Irow 3 G
Harvey White 2 G 1 A
Will Evans 2 G
Xavier Amaechi 1 G
Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 3 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 3 G 1 A
Ciaron Brown 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Plymouth Argyle FC and Oxford United FC get this one started.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 9' What a strike from Antoni Sarcevic! The score is 1-0.
  • 14' Plymouth Argyle FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Oxford United FC's shape.
  • 19' Ireland international Graham Carey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' Niall Canavan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 29' Curtis Nelson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Oxford United FC so far.
  • 33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Antoni Sarcevic on 33 minutes.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' A stunning finish from Ruben Lameiras — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Luke Garbutt exits the field as John Mousinho enters on 46.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cameron Brannagan.
  • 59' Robert Dickie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Simon Eastwood needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 67' Ruben Lameiras doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' Oxford United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' Plymouth Argyle FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gary Sawyer on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Taylor. He replaces Freddie Ladapo on 86 minute.
  • 89' Plymouth Argyle FC make a change. Graham Carey trudges off to be replaced by Gregg Wylde on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Plymouth Argyle FC make a change. Ruben Lameiras trudges off to be replaced by Luke Jephcott on 90 minutes.
  • 3-0 the final result. Oxford United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek Adams

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Panutche Camara 3
Matt Taylor 3
Cameron Brannagan 3
Joe Edwards 2
Antoni Sarcevic 2
Ruben Lameiras 2
Matt Butcher 1
Sam Long 1

Head to Head

2019-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Oxford United FC 2018-12-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Oxford United FC 2018-10-13 Oxford United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2019-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Oxford United FC W 2018-12-29 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2018-12-26 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2018-12-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Accrington Stanley FC L 2018-12-15 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2018-12-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Bradford City AFC D

Oxford United FC Form

2019-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Oxford United FC L 2018-12-29 Oxford United FC 0–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2018-12-26 Oxford United FC 0–1 Southend United FC L 2018-12-22 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 2018-12-15 Oxford United FC 2–0 Blackpool FC W 2018-12-08 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC or Oxford United FC 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC44% Draw24% Oxford United FC32%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Oxford United FC
56%
Plymouth Argyle FC or Oxford United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Plymouth Argyle FC31% Draw41% Oxford United FC28%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap Plymouth Argyle FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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