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

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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.

Plymouth Argyle FC 15 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Oxford United FC 13 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#6	Position	#3
23	Points	26
15	Played	13
7 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 1
21	Scored	22
20	Conceded	11
+1	GD	+11
1.53	PPG	2.00
47%	Win %	54%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Plymouth Argyle FC are 6th (23 pts). Oxford United FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/2

46-60

7/4

61-75

2/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	5 G
Will Evans	3 G
Xavier Amaechi	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A

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' Welcome to Home Park that hosts another battle between Plymouth Argyle FC and Oxford United FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 379 games and scored 507 goals.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Plymouth Argyle FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
12' Panutche Camara doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' Oxford United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
22' The 29-year-old Olamide Shodipo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Elliott Moore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Plymouth Argyle FC.
32' Poor challenge from Liam Kelly. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' Magnificent from Josh Ruffels! That is 17 goals in 379 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
42' Anthony Forde, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
52' England international Will Aimson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
57' Plymouth Argyle FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oxford United FC backline.
61' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Liam Kelly exits the field as Anthony Forde enters on 61.
65' The referee calls foul for Luke Jephcott. He receives a Yellow card.
68' Byron Moore gets the nod from Plymouth Argyle FC. He replaces Conor Grant and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Frank Nouble gets the nod from Plymouth Argyle FC. He replaces Ryan Hardie and will look to change the dynamic.
74' What a moment for Sam Long! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
77' The whistle greets Jamie Hanson as he departs to be replaced by Mark Sykes.
79' Oxford United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis MacLeod on 80.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Olamide Shodipo makes it 1-3.
83' A moment of madness from Sam Long on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Oxford United FC will be frustrated.
84' GOAL! Luke Jephcott scores on 84.
85' A change in the Plymouth Argyle FC ranks — Joe Edwards exits the field as Dominic Telford enters on 85.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sam Long.
90' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 90 minute. Olamide Shodipo leaves to be changed by Matt Taylor.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Oxford United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Dominic Telford ↑ 85'
17
Byron Moore ↑ 68'
14
Ben Reeves
5
Scott Wootton
7
Frank Nouble ↑ 73'
23
Luke McCormick
18
Tyrese Fornah ↑ 85'

Coach Ryan Lowe

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Matt Taylor ↑ 90'
11
Sam Winnall
2
Sean Clare ↑ 61'
14
Anthony Forde ↑ 61'
1
Simon Eastwood
7
Robert Hall
10
Mark Sykes ↑ 77'

Coach Karl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cameron Brannagan	3
Panutche Camara	3
Matt Taylor	3
Joe Edwards	2
Antoni Sarcevic	2
Ruben Lameiras	2
Curtis Nelson	1
Niall Ennis	1

Head to Head

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

1.22 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Plymouth Argyle FC27% Draw26% Oxford United FC47%

Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Oxford United FC

73%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Oxford United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Plymouth Argyle FC21% Draw44% Oxford United FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.3%

0 – 2

7.7%

0 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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