BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers conquers Oxford United 3-1. Bristol Rovers got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. Martin (16′) and L. Thomas (22′). Oxford United tried to recover with a goal from Mark Harris (58′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (77′) scored by H. Vale for Bristol Rovers. Oxford United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 9,363 spectators.​ The referee was Ben Speedie who had the assistance of Daniel Robinson and Ryan Whitaker. The 4th official was Marvyn Amphlett. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.32 degrees Celsius or 48.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Bristol Rovers

3 - 1

Oxford United

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 10 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 114 Attack 119
  • 55 Dangerous attack 47
  • 62 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 3
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Oxford United had a superior ball possession 58% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol Rovers won the match​.

Bristol Rovers shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Oxford United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (J. Wilson). On the other side, Oxford United received 1 yellow card (Finley Stevens).

Match Timeline

C. Martin(goal)A. Evans
16'
L. Thomas(goal)S. Finley
22'
J. Wilson- Yellow
34'
45'
F. Stevens- Yellow
46'
Tyler Burey- sub ->Stephan Negru
58'
Mark Harris(goal)Cameron Brannagan
L. Gordon- sub ->G. Friend
73'
74'
Marcus McGuane- sub ->Josh McEachran
H. Vale(goal)
77'
81'
J. Connolly- sub ->J. Wilson
82'

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 playing this match, Bristol Rovers has 37 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United will stays with 49 points like Stevenage to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will play away against Exeter City on the 3rd of February with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Exeter City (4 draws).

Oxford United will host Portsmouth on the 30th of January with a 5-5 head to head record.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers
G
J. Ward 31.England
7.7
D
J. Wilson 5.Wales
6.8
82' 34'
D
T. Crama 25.France
7.0
D
G. Friend 32.England
7.0
73'
M
S. Finley 6.England
7.7
M
H. Vale 19.England
7.3
77'
M
Kamil Conteh 22.Sierra Leone
7.0
M
J. Hunt 42.England
7.0
F
L. Thomas 11.England
8.1
22'
F
C. Martin 18.Scotland
7.5
16'
F
A. Evans 21.England
7.9
Substitutes
G
M. Cox 33.England
D
J. Connolly 2.Wales
6.4
82'
D
L. Gordon 3.Scotland
6.8
73'
M
L. McCormick 23.England
M
L. Hoole 30.Wales
F
J. Marquis 9.England
F
J. Brown 20.Jamaica

Bristol Rovers adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: J. Ward (7.7), J. Wilson (6.8), T. Crama (7.0), G. Friend (7.0), J. Hunt (7.0), Kamil Conteh (7.0), S. Finley (7.7), H. Vale (7.3), A. Evans (7.9), C. Martin (7.5) and L. Thomas (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: James Connolly (6.4), L. Gordon (6.8), J. Marquis, J. Brown, L. McCormick, L. Hoole and M. Cox.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 2 changes: G. Friend for L. Gordon (73′) and J. Wilson for James Connolly (82′).

Player of the match: L. Thomas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was L. Thomas.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 43 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United
G
Jamie Cumming 1.England
6.3
D
Ciaron Brown 3.England
6.7
D
Elliott Moore 5.England
6.4
D
Stephan Negru 28.Republic of Ireland
6.6
46'
M
Josh McEachran 6.England
7.0
74'
M
Cameron Brannagan 8.England
7.3
M
F. Stevens 15.Wales
6.7
45'
M
Tyler Goodrham 19.England
6.8
81'
M
Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal
7.3
M
Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica
6.8
F
Mark Harris 9.Wales
7.1
58'
Substitutes
G
Simon Eastwood 13.England
D
Jordan Thorniley 4.England
M
Oisin Smyth 14.Northern Ireland
M
James Henry 17.England
M
Marcus McGuane 18.England
6.6
74'
F
Tyler Burey 16.England
6.4
46'
F
Gatlin O'Donkor 39.England
6.4
81'

Also Oxford United adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Des Buckingham played with: Jamie Cumming (6.3), Stephan Negru (6.6), Elliott Moore (6.4), Ciaron Brown (6.7), Finley Stevens (6.7), Cameron Brannagan (7.3), Josh McEachran (7.0), Greg Leigh (6.8), Rúben Rodrigues (7.3), Tyler Goodrham (6.8) and Mark Harris (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Simon Eastwood, Oisin Smyth, Tyler Burey (6.4), James Henry, Marcus McGuane (6.6) and Gatlin O’Donkor (6.4).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 3 changes: Stephan Negru for Tyler Burey (46′), Tyler Goodrham for Gatlin O’Donkor (81′) and Josh McEachran for Marcus McGuane (74′).

Player of the match: Cameron Brannagan​

The most impressive player for Oxford United was Cameron Brannagan.

His rating is 7.3 with 54 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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