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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 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

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
33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 3 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 3 G 1 A
Ciaron Brown 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Montgomery Waters Meadow. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Shrewsbury Town FC is showing some good football. However, Shrewsbury Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 9' Josh Vela catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
  • 12' Daniel Udoh doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Lang made 14 appearances and scored 55 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Josh Ruffels is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shrewsbury Town FC so far.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mark Sykes, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' The Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes a substitution. Aaron Pierre departs to be replaced by Scott Golbourne.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Callum Lang gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 35' Josh Vela has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 35.
  • 40' The crowd applauds Nathan Holland as he leaves the pitch. Mark Sykes steps in for Oxford United FC.
  • 45' Shrewsbury Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oxford United FC backline.
  • 46' The Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes a substitution. Jason Cummings departs to be replaced by Brad Walker.
  • 48' GOAL! Marcus Browne scores on 45. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan
  • 53' Oxford United FC have won 490 goals from 370 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' The whistle greets Callum Lang as he departs to be replaced by Donald Love.
  • 57' The Oxford United FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Gorrin departs to be replaced by Daniel Agyei.
  • 59' Magnificent from Daniel Agyei! That is 23 goals in 389 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' Ethan Ebanks-Landell is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 66' Cameron Brannagan was booked on 66.
  • 71' Elliott Moore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 370 games and scored 490 goals.
  • 81' Oxford United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Dave Edwards is booked for Shrewsbury Town FC — Yellow card on 87.
  • 88' What a strike from Josh Ruffels! The score is 2-3.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Mackie. He replaces Matt Taylor on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Oxford United FC to claim maximum points.

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
Cameron Brannagan 4
Gavin Whyte 4
Matthew Pennington 3
Daniel Agyei 2
Ryan Bowman 2
Matt Taylor 2
Elliot Lee 2
Josh Ruffels 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.