OXFORD. Oxford United was in the end too good for AFC Wimbledon with the goal of M. Sykes (27′), M. Taylor (38′) and S. Long (60′). Oxford United was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Trevor Kettle who had the assistance of Andy Laver and Robert Dabbs. The 4th official was Steven Plane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 12 Total 3
- 6 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 91 Attack 58
- 51 Dangerous attack 16
- 87 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Oxford United had a strong ball possession 63% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oxford United was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oxford United won the match.
Oxford United shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, AFC Wimbledon shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Oxford United received 2 yellow cards (H. Kane and E. Moore). On the other side, AFC Wimbledon received 3 yellow cards (D. Csoka, A. Woodyard and G. Marsh).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Oxford United will have 42 points like Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, AFC Wimbledon will stay with 25 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will host Cheltenham Town on the 1st of January with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Cheltenham Town (7 draws).
AFC Wimbledon will host Ipswich Town on the 25th of January with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
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Oxford United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Simon Eastwood , Sam Long , Elliott Moore , Jordan Thorniley , Steve Seddon , Mark Sykes , Herbie Kane , Cameron Brannagan , Gavin Whyte , Matty Taylor and Ryan Williams .
The home team had on the bench: B. Bodin, Marcus McGuane , Anthony Forde , Sam Winnall , J. Stevens, B. Davis and L. McNally.
Oxford United could not rely on the presence of A. Forde (injured).
Substitutions
Oxford United made 3 changes: G. Whyte for M. McGuane (69′), M. Taylor for S. Winnall (79′) and M. Sykes for A. Forde (82′).
Best player: Gavin Whyte
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Gavin Whyte even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
AFC Wimbledon – Formation
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Robinson played with: Nik Tzanev , Paul Osew , Ben Heneghan , Dániel Csóka , Nesta Guinness-Walker , Anthony Hartigan , Alex Woodyard , Egli Kaja , Luke McCormick , Jack Rudoni and Ollie Palmer .
The following players were sitting on the bench: H. Lawrence, Z. Oualah, George Marsh , Zach Robinson , E. Chislett, Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude and C. Alexander.
Substitutions
AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: E. Kaja for A. Mebude (67′), O. Palmer for Z. Robinson (67′) and A. Hartigan for G. Marsh (71′).
Best player: Ben Heneghan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Ben Heneghan.
His rating is with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Ipswich Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Morecambe – Crewe Alexandra – 1-2
- Oxford United – AFC Wimbledon – 3-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Accrington Stanley – 0-0
