Week 23 brings us a match on Dec 18th where Wigan Athletic and Oxford United will play a match in Oxford in a meeting of these two closely matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 5th placed Oxford United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Milton Keynes Dons. Hiram Boateng struck first for Milton Keynes Dons in the 11th minute on a feed from Troy Parrott, then Matty Taylor tied it up for Oxford United in the 65th minute on a feed from Herbie Kane But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 79th minute on a goal by Mark Sykes. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Oxford United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while wigan Athletic is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town. Callum Lang struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 22nd minute, but James Norwood got the equalizer for Ipswich Town in the 77th minute earning Ipswich Town at least a draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Oxford United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Wigan Athletic is glad to have Callum Lang in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. For Oxford United, their top scorers are Mark Sykes and Matty Taylor, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.