OXFORD. Oxford United beat Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. A goal from G. Leigh was decisive in the 88min. It was Oxford United to strike first with a goal of Josh Murphy at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Greg Leigh gave the win to Oxford United in the 88′ minute with a goal. Oxford United took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards assisted by Garry Maskell and Ryan Whitaker. The 4th official was Elliott Swalwell. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.29 degrees Celsius or 52.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 8 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 86 Attack 140
- 37 Dangerous attack 48
- 83 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Oxford United had a superior ball possession 58% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cheltenham Town had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Oxford United found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Oxford United shot 17 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Oxford United received 2 yellow cards ( and Ciaron Brown). Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (, Josh Harrop, Liam Sercombe and Curtis Davies).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Oxford United has 60 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town will stays with 34 points to hold in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away with Bolton Wanderers on the 12th of March with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).
Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Burton Albion (5 draws).
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
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Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Des Buckingham decided to play with the following team: Jamie Cumming , Finley Stevens , Elliott Moore , Ciaron Brown , Greg Leigh , Marcus McGuane , Cameron Brannagan , Owen Dale , Rúben Rodrigues , Josh Murphy and Mark Harris .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Billy Bodin, Joe Bennett, Simon Eastwood, James Henry, Will Goodwin and Jay Matete.
Substitutions
Oxford United made 2 changes: Mark Harris for Will Goodwin (67′) and Josh Murphy for Billy Bodin (90′).
Player of the match: Greg Leigh
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Greg Leigh.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood , Curtis Davies , Tom Bradbury , Jack Shepherd , Tom Pett , Sean Long , Liam Sercombe , Liam Kinsella , Will Ferry , Joe Nuttall and Aidan Keena .
These were the players on the bench: Andy Smith , Jamie Pardington, Elliot Bonds , Josh Harrop , Jordan Thomas , Tom King, Gregory Sloggett and Ben Williams.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Joe Nuttall for Jordan Thomas (57′), Tom Pett for Gregory Sloggett (70′), Curtis Davies for Andy Smith (70′), Liam Sercombe for Josh Harrop (58′) and Liam Kinsella for Elliot Bonds (83′).
Player of the match: Liam Kinsella
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Liam Kinsella.
His rating is with 35 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Stevenage – Fleetwood Town – 0-0
- Reading – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-2
- Port Vale – Shrewsbury Town – 1-2
- Oxford United – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
- Exeter City – Bolton Wanderers – 2-2
- Charlton Athletic – Carlisle United – 3-2
- Cambridge United – Northampton Town – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Peterborough United – 1-3
- Bristol Rovers – Derby County – 0-3
- Blackpool – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Barnsley – Lincoln City – 1-5
