May 17, 2021
Opening talking points
Does last year's disappointment give Ox an advantage of experience or put pressure on Robinson and team not to fail again?
On the 7th of December you were in the bottom four, now looking at the table it's staggering what you’ve actually achieved.
From then you’ve picked up 59 points over 31 games, one more than Blackpool. Oxford are the playoffs form team, winning 5 from 6 and 7 in 10. Also scoring 28 goals in those 10.
Oxford record vs top 8
Drew 0-0 to Charlton/Loss 2-0 Charlton
Lost 2-0 to Hull/1-1 in the reverse
Oxford 2-1 Lincoln/Lincoln 2-0
Sunderland 3-1/0-2 Sunderland
Drew 0-0 Peterborough/0-2 peterborough
Lost 2-0 to Blackpool/0-0 reverse
Portsmouth 1-0 loss/1-1 reverse
Blackpool record vs top 8
Hull 3-2 win/2-2
Peterborough 1-2/3-1
Lincoln 2-3/2-2
Sunderland 1-0/0-1
Oxford 0-0/0-2
Charlton 0-1/0-3
Pompey 2-1/0-1
Key Oxford players:
Atkinson
Moore CB Partnering- decent, but how will simms and yates running channels affect them?
Shodipo 11 goals-
Taylor 18 goals- in fine form
Henry 7 goals and 6 assists
Joe ruffles 6 g and 6 assists
Oxford formation - how do you expect to line up and tell us your dangermen?
433- Gorrin not involved as much due to the form of the current side. He breaks up, plays well etc.
Offensive- Brannagan, Box to Box, will need to focus on defence more. Henry who’s usually a winger turned midfielder from winger. and Sykes. Elliot Lee, Shodipo and Taylor.
Ford, RB is naturally a RW.
Atkinson is a big threat- and a very good season.
Blackpool have conceded 16 in their last 27-
Data Comparison of Oxford and Blackpool
Oxford and Blackpool both in the top five in the division for shots taken per match vs shots faced per match. (Means both have been busy in attack but quiet in defence, not conceding many chances). (Obviously in recent times Oxford change to be more aggressive has meant they have conceded more chances).
Oxford are the most efficient team in front of goal in the division in terms of shots taken per match vs shots taken per goal scored. (Averaged 14 shots per match and on average have scored 1 goal every 8 shots, the highest in the division). Blackpool are midtable on this and are more wasteful averaging a goal every 10 shots and 12 shots per match.
Blackpool the most effective team in defence in terms of shots faced per match vs shots faced per goal scored (Faced an average of 9 shots per game and have an average of 1 goal conceded for every 12 shots against - essentially takes 1.5 games for the opposition to score against Blackpool. Oxford are midtable on this conceding once in every 9 shots and have 11 shots against on average per match.
Blackpool averaged 1.4xG for and 1xG against this season.
Oxford averaged 1.5xG for and 1.2xG against this season.
Oxford’s creation stats are at an all time high for the season heading into this over the past six games, whilst Blackpool’s are at an all time high for the past three games.
Previous matches
- 0-0 at BR (Maxell save)
- 0-
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