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Oxford United vs Reading: match statistics

Oxford United vs Reading: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Oxford United plays Reading in EFL League One (England). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context.

Recent form

Oxford United has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.33 points per game. Reading has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 1.33 points per game.

Scoring records

Oxford United scores 1.67 goals per game and allows 2.00. Reading scores 2.67 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 3.06 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Oxford United's games and 33% of Reading's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 67%, compared with league averages of 66% for BTTS and 60% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Reading has the higher season xG average, 1.71 to 1.28 per game. Oxford United takes 11.3 shots per game, while Reading takes 16.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Oxford United leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 1.33 goals per game after halftime. Reading leads at halftime in 67% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Oxford United's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (2 goals). For Reading, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 3.06 goals. Both teams score in 66% of games, and 60% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Oxford UnitedReading
1.67Goals scored / game2.67
Oxford UnitedReading
2Goals allowed / game1.33
Oxford UnitedReading
60%Average possession53%
Oxford UnitedReading
3.67Shots on target / game5
Oxford UnitedReading

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.33Shots per game16.67
Oxford UnitedReading
3.67Shots on target5
Oxford UnitedReading
14.7%Shot conversion16%
Oxford UnitedReading
60%Possession53%
Oxford UnitedReading
1.28xG for1.71
Oxford UnitedReading
2.1xG against1.16
Oxford UnitedReading

Shooting quality

Oxford United: Efficient finishingReading: Attacking
Oxford UnitedReading
Accuracy (shots on target)32%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.460.53

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Oxford United
DWL
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 2.10BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Reading
LDW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.7Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 67%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Reading is 60% better for: goals scored per game.

1.67 goals / game - Oxford United · 2.67 goals / game - Reading

Reading is 50% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Oxford United · 1.33 goals / game - Reading

Oxford United scoring profile: strong

Oxford United scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Reading keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 meczów).

Reading scoring profile: very strong

Reading scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Oxford United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

5Goals scored (season)8
Oxford UnitedReading
6Goals conceded (season)4
Oxford UnitedReading
3.67Average goals per game4
Oxford UnitedReading
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Oxford UnitedReading
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Oxford UnitedReading

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal67%
Oxford UnitedReading
67%2 goals67%
Oxford UnitedReading
0%3 goals67%
Oxford UnitedReading
0%4 goals33%
Oxford UnitedReading

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal33%
Oxford UnitedReading
67%2 goals33%
Oxford UnitedReading
33%3 goals33%
Oxford UnitedReading
0%4 goals33%
Oxford UnitedReading

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

66%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
Oxford UnitedReading
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Oxford UnitedReading
33%Scored in both halves33%
Oxford UnitedReading

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Oxford UnitedReading
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
Oxford UnitedReading
100%BTTS - last 533%
Oxford UnitedReading

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading
67%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Oxford UnitedReading

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Reading is 248% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - Oxford United · 2.33 pts / game - Reading

Oxford United - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
Reading - half-time state
67% leading33% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)2.33
Oxford UnitedReading
0.33Goals scored (1st half)2
Oxford UnitedReading
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Oxford UnitedReading
1Average goals (1st half)2.33
Oxford UnitedReading
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading
67%No goal before half-time33%
Oxford UnitedReading

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per game (2nd half)1.33
Oxford UnitedReading
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Oxford UnitedReading
1.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Oxford UnitedReading
2.67Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Oxford UnitedReading
33%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading
0%No goal after half-time67%
Oxford UnitedReading

Oxford United - second-half results

67% W0% R33% P
2
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Reading - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
7
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding49%

Leads at halftime in 67% of games and wins 33%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Oxford United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.672.00
Goals scored / game0.31.3
Goals allowed / game0.71.3
Average goals per game1.02.7
1 goal33%100%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals33%67%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal67%0%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 0% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 1
Reading - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.331.33
Goals scored / game2.00.7
Goals allowed / game0.31.0
Average goals per game2.31.7
1 goal67%67%
2 goals67%67%
3 goals67%33%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%67%
Goal difference+5-1
Half-time: 67% leading - 33% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Oxford United
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Reading
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
5
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.83
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 2.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
125%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Oxford United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Reading

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.79
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.96
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
209%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Oxford UnitedLigaReading
Average goals per game 3.673.06 4.00
Both teams scored 100%66% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%60% 67%
Clean sheets 0%21% 67%
Goal before half-time 33%60% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%85% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.06
Average goals per game
66%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / game
1.28
Away goals / game
+40%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
32%
3 goals
11%
4 goals