On the 4th of February, Oxford United hosts Shrewsbury Town in a clash of the League One. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Oxford United sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Burton Albion. Eastwood scored the first goal for Burton Albion on an own goal in the 40th minute, then Dale Taylor added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Oxford United couldn’t manage to score, and Burton Albion took the shutout win. Oxford United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Shrewsbury Town recorded a 2-1 win against Forest Green Rovers. Jordan Garrick struck first for Forest Green Rovers in the 18th minute on a feed from Ben Stevenson, but Rekeil Pyke got the equalizer for Shrewsbury Town in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time But luckily in the 98th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ryan Bowman. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Shrewsbury Town should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury Town and Oxford United battled to a 1-1 draw. Cameron Brannagan struck first for Oxford United in the 15th minute, then Matthew Pennington tied it up for Shrewsbury Town in the 65th minute on a feed from Luke Leahy earning Shrewsbury Town a comeback draw.
Both Christian Saydee and Luke Leahy have been the hottest scorers for Shrewsbury Town in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each. Oxford United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ciaron Brown and Kyle Joseph each only have 1 goal in their last five.