On the 19th of November, Oxford United hosts Forest Green Rovers in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Oxford United sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Port Vale. Billy Bodin struck first for Oxford United in the 10th minute, then Matty Taylor added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Marcus Browne In the end, Port Vale was frustrated by Oxford United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Oxford United ended the match with the shutout victory. Oxford United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 24th placed Forest Green Rovers is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Wycombe Wanderers. David Wheeler scored the first goal for Wycombe Wanderers in the 14th minute, then Garath McCleary added another in the 27th minute In the end, Forest Green Rovers was frustrated by Wycombe Wanderers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wycombe Wanderers ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Forest Green Rovers’s most prolific scorer has been Connor Wickham. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Matty Taylor and Billy Bodin have been the hottest scorers for Oxford United in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.