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Shrewsbury Town FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Shrewsbury Town FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Sat 7 Mar 2020 · 15:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'
Josh Vela 9' Y
Josh Vela 35' R
Ethan Ebanks-Landell 62' Y
Y 66' Cameron Brannagan
Dave Edwards 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Shrewsbury Town FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Match Details

  • Referee Steven Plane
  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Peter Gooch
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
8
Shrewsbury Town FC 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC 2019-12-07 Oxford United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2019-04-22 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC 2018-10-27 Oxford United FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Oxford United FC H 2–3 L
29 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 1–0 W
25 Feb Tranmere Rovers FC H 2–3 L
22 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–0 W
15 Feb Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L
11 Feb Accrington Stanley FC H 0–2 L
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–2 W
29 Feb Southend United FC H 2–1 W
25 Feb Accrington Stanley FC H 3–0 W
22 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 1–0 W
18 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 5–0 W
15 Feb Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Montgomery Waters Meadow as Shrewsbury Town FC face off against Oxford United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 9' Poor challenge from Josh Vela. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Daniel Udoh has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 366 games and scored 485 goals.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Oxford United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' Time for substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC. Aaron Pierre is replaced by Scott Golbourne.
  • 34' Magnificent from Callum Lang! That is 53 goals in 14 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Josh Vela argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 40' It is a substitution in Oxford United FC team. Nathan Holland is replaced by Mark Sykes on 40 minute.
  • 45' The travelling Oxford United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Shrewsbury Town FC make a change. Jason Cummings trudges off to be replaced by Brad Walker on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcus Browne makes it 2-1.
  • 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' Shrewsbury Town FC make a change. Callum Lang trudges off to be replaced by Donald Love on 56 minutes.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Oxford United FC — Daniel Agyei on, Alex Gorrin off on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Magnificent from Daniel Agyei! That is 23 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Ethan Ebanks-Landell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Cameron Brannagan is booked for Oxford United FC — Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Brannagan made 366 appearances and scored 52 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oxford United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' Shrewsbury Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 86' It is a cagey affair so far. Shrewsbury Town FC in their trying to find a way past Oxford United FC's compact .
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dave Edwards on 87.
  • 88' Josh Ruffels puts Oxford United FC on the lead.
  • 90' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Matt Taylor exits the field as Jamie Mackie enters on 90.
  • The points are shared — Shrewsbury Town FC 2-3 Oxford United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sam Ricketts

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gavin Whyte 4
Cameron Brannagan 4
Matthew Pennington 3
Matt Taylor 2
Elliot Lee 2
Josh Ruffels 2
Marcus Browne 2
Daniel Agyei 2

Head to Head

2020-03-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC 2019-12-07 Oxford United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2019-04-22 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC 2018-10-27 Oxford United FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2020-03-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC L 2020-02-29 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2020-02-25 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2020-02-22 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-02-15 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2020-02-11 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Accrington Stanley FC L

Oxford United FC Form

2020-03-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC W 2020-02-29 Oxford United FC 2–1 Southend United FC W 2020-02-25 Oxford United FC 3–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2020-02-22 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Oxford United FC W 2020-02-18 Oxford United FC 5–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2020-02-15 Oxford United FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC28% Draw26% Oxford United FC46%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Oxford United FC
72%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Oxford United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC22% Draw44% Oxford United FC34%
Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.9%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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