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Tranmere Rovers FC vs Oxford City FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2018-19
Tranmere Rovers FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Oxford City FC
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
James Norwood 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Tranmere Rovers FC vs Oxford City FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Middleton
  • Referee Ian Smedley
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Alan Clayton

Head-to-Head

1
1
Tranmere Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Oxford City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Tranmere Rovers FC 3–3 Oxford City FC

Recent Form

Tranmere Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Oxford City FC H 3–3 D
Oxford City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Tranmere Rovers FC A 3–3 D
23 Oct Hemel Hempstead Town FC H 5–0 W
20 Oct Hemel Hempstead Town FC A 1–1 D
06 Oct Dartford FC H 4–1 W
22 Sep Cray Valley Paper Mills FC H 5–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Tranmere Rovers FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Tranmere Rovers FC and Oxford City FC is underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Oxford City 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.
  • 15' 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 Jay Harris suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Oxford City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tranmere Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' Goal! Conner Jennings scores his 10 goal in 48 matches.
  • 39' GOAL! Kabongo Tshimanga scores on 39. Assisted by Joe Oastler
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Tranmere Rovers FC team. Paul Mullin is replaced by Ben Tollitt on 46 minute.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jake Caprice, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' It looks surprising Oxford City FC does not make any changes. Oliver Banks has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Johnny Smith. He replaces Larnell Cole on 57 minute.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford City FC that had 16 games and scored 7 goals.
  • 66' GOAL! Kabongo Tshimanga scores on 66.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Tranmere Rovers FC. Jay Harris is replaced by Harvey Gilmour.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' What an equalizer from Conner Jennings!
  • 82' Oxford City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kabongo Tshimanga on 82.
  • 87' Oxford City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 89' What a strike from James Norwood! The score is 3-3.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for James Norwood. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The Oxford City FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Nombe departs to be replaced by Eddie Jones.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Tranmere Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Micky Mellon

Oxford City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jones

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.07 Tranmere Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Oxford City FC xG
I would bet for: Tranmere Rovers FC or Oxford City FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Tranmere Rovers FC41% Draw24% Oxford City FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Tranmere Rovers FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Oxford City FC
59%
Tranmere Rovers FC or Oxford City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Tranmere Rovers FC33% Draw38% Oxford City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
1 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Tranmere Rovers FC

Handicap Tranmere Rovers FC covers Push Oxford City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Tranmere Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Oxford City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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