LONDON. Oxford United bested Leyton Orient 3-2 thanks to R. Rodrigues who scored in the 32nd and 47th minute.

The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Pollard with the collaboration of Samuel Ogles and Stuart Butler. The 4th official was Leigh Crowhurst. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 8.77 degrees Celsius or 47.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Leyton Orient

2 - 3

Oxford United

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 99 Attack 80
  • 53 Dangerous attack 45
  • 122 Ball safe 122
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Leyton Orient was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Oxford United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Leyton Orient had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Oxford United found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Leyton Orient shot 10 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Oxford United shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Leyton Orient received 3 yellow cards (Richard Wellens, Darren Pratley and Jordan Brown). On the other side, Oxford United received 2 yellow cards (Mark Harris and Elliott Moore).

Match Timeline

32'
Rúben Rodrigues(goal)Mark Harris
45'
Billy Bodin(goal)
47'
Rúben Rodrigues(goal)
48'
F. Stevens(own-goal)
59'
Mark Harris- Yellow
Ruel Sotiriou(goal)Aaron Drinan
64'
66'
Elliott Moore - Yellow
Jordan Brown- Yellow
67'
68'
Tyler Goodrham- sub ->Billy Bodin
68'
Stephan Negru- sub ->Stanley Mills
Ethan Galbraith- sub ->Ed Turns
71'
Darren Pratley - sub ->Jordan Brown
71'
Darren Pratley - Yellow
78'
Shaqai Forde- sub ->Aaron Drinan
83'
Max Sanders- sub ->Idris El Mizouni
84'
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After this match, Leyton Orient will stay with 20 points like Burton Albion, Cambridge United and Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Oxford United will have 35 points like Bolton Wanderers to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Leyton Orient will host Blackpool on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Oxford United will host Barnsley on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient
G
Sol Brynn 1.England
6.3
D
Ed Turns 4.Wales
6.7
71'
D
Dan Happe 5.England
6.4
D
Brandon Cooper 12.Wales
6.1
M
Tom James 2.Wales
7.5
M
Jordan Brown 8.England
6.8
71' 67'
M
Theo Archibald 11.Scotland
7.1
M
Idris El Mizouni 15.Tunisia
6.7
84'
F
Joe Pigott 9.England
7.0
F
Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus
7.5
64'
F
Aaron Drinan 16.Republic of Ireland
7.5
83'
Substitutes
G
Sam Howes 13.England
D
Rob Hunt 32.England
M
George Moncur 14.England
M
Darren Pratley 18.England
6.3
71' 78'
M
Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland
6.4
71'
M
Max Sanders 23.England
6.4
84'
F
Shaqai Forde 17.England
6.7
83'

Leyton Orient started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Richard Wellens decided to play with the following team: Solomon Brynn (6.3), Brandon Cooper (6.1), Daniel Happe (6.4), Ed Turns (6.7), Thomas James (7.5), Jordan Brown (6.8), Idris El Mizouni (6.7), Theodore Archibald (7.1), Ruel Sotiriou (7.5), Aaron Drinan (7.5) and Joe Pigott (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Samuel Howes, George Moncur, Shaqai Forde (6.7), Darren Pratley (6.3), Ethan Galbraith (6.4), Max Sanders (6.4) and Rob Hunt.

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 4 changes: Jordan Brown for Darren Pratley (71′), Ed Turns for Ethan Galbraith (71′), Idris El Mizouni for Max Sanders (84′) and Aaron Drinan for Shaqai Forde (83′).

Best player: Thomas James​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leyton Orient was Thomas James.

His rating is (7.5) with 48 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United
G
J. Beadle 1.England
6.0
D
Ciaron Brown 3.England
6.8
D
Elliott Moore 5.England
7.0
66'
D
F. Stevens 15.Wales
5.7
D
Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica
6.4
M
Stanley Mills 7.England
6.8
68'
M
Cameron Brannagan 8.England
6.6
M
Billy Bodin 10.Wales
7.0
68' 45'
M
Marcus McGuane 18.England
6.6
M
Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal
9.5
32', 47'
F
Mark Harris 9.Wales
7.0
84' 59'
Substitutes
G
Simon Eastwood 13.England
D
Jordan Thorniley 4.England
D
Stephan Negru 28.Republic of Ireland
6.4
68'
M
Josh McEachran 6.England
M
Josh Murphy 23.England
F
Tyler Goodrham 19.England
6.6
68'
F
Gatlin O'Donkor 39.England
6.8
84'

Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Liam Manning played with: James Beadle (6.0), Finley Stevens (5.7), Elliott Moore (7.0), Ciaron Brown (6.8), Greg Leigh (6.4), Marcus McGuane (6.6), Cameron Brannagan (6.6), Stanley Mills (6.8), Rúben Rodrigues (9.5), Billy Bodin (7.0) and Mark Harris (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Josh McEachran, Simon Eastwood, Tyler Goodrham (6.6), Josh Murphy, Stephan Negru (6.4) and Gatlin O’Donkor (6.8).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 3 changes: Billy Bodin for Tyler Goodrham (68′), Stanley Mills for Stephan Negru (68′) and Mark Harris for Gatlin O’Donkor (84′).

Best player: Rúben Rodrigues​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Rúben Rodrigues.

His rating is (9.5) with 2 goals, 37 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​