Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Plymouth Argyle FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Home Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 32' Liam Kelly
Luke Jephcott 65' Y
Y 79' Sean Clare
Lewis MacLeod 80' Y
Y 83' Sam Long
Y 83' Elliott Moore
Y 90' Sam Long

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Joe Simpson
  • Referee
  • Referee Robert Dabbs

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
2020-12-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–3 Oxford United FC 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
29 Dec Oxford United FC H 2–3 L
26 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 2–2 D
19 Dec Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 0–3 L
05 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–2 W
26 Dec AFC Wimbledon H 2–0 W
15 Dec Northampton Town FC H 4–0 W
12 Dec Blackpool FC A 0–0 D
05 Dec Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 0–0 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Plymouth Argyle FC to score. At the same time, Oxford United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Olamide Shodipo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Plymouth Argyle FC tonight.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Plymouth Argyle FC in their trying to find a way past Oxford United FC's compact .
  • 12' Panutche Camara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Kelly argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' Josh Ruffels doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' 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 Sean Clare suffering a number of foals already.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Plymouth Argyle FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' The Oxford United FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Kelly departs to be replaced by Anthony Forde.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke Jephcott on 65 minutes.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Plymouth Argyle FC team. Conor Grant is replaced by Byron Moore on 68 minute.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Plymouth Argyle FC — Frank Nouble on, Ryan Hardie off on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Sam Long puts Oxford United FC on the lead.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Oxford United FC. Jamie Hanson is replaced by Mark Sykes.
  • 79' A moment of madness from Sean Clare on 79 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Oxford United FC will be frustrated.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis MacLeod.
  • 82' GOAL! Olamide Shodipo scores on 82.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sam Long.
  • 84' The Wales Luke Jephcott breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 2-3!
  • 85' The Plymouth Argyle FC bench stirs into life. Joe Edwards is withdrawn and Dominic Telford gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sam Long on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Oxford United FC. Olamide Shodipo is replaced by Matt Taylor.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Oxford United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

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
Olamide Shodipo 1
Matt Butcher 1

Head to Head

2020-12-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–3 Oxford United FC 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

2020-12-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–3 Oxford United FC L 2020-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2020-12-19 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2020-12-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2020-12-12 Bristol Rovers FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2020-12-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L

Oxford United FC Form

2020-12-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–3 Oxford United FC W 2020-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2020-12-15 Oxford United FC 4–0 Northampton Town FC W 2020-12-12 Blackpool FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2020-12-05 Oxford United FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2020-12-01 Oxford United FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.54 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC or Oxford United FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC30% Draw25% Oxford United FC45%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Oxford United FC
70%
Plymouth Argyle FC or Oxford United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC25% Draw41% Oxford United FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap Plymouth Argyle FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 20% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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