In this week 33 match on Feb 18th, Cambridge United hosts Oxford United at Abbey Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Cambridge United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Cheltenham Town. Elliot Bonds scored the first goal for Cheltenham Town in the 57th minute, but Joe Ironside got the equalizer for Cambridge United in the 61st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while oxford United sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Plymouth Argyle. Matt Butcher struck first for Plymouth Argyle in the 19th minute on a feed from Bali Mumba, then Cameron Brannagan tied it up for Oxford United in the 44th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Aug 6th, Oxford United was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Tyler Goodrham scored the first goal for Oxford United in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cambridge United couldn’t manage to score, and Oxford United took the shutout win.
Elliott Moore and Lewis Bate are the top scorers for Oxford United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Joe Ironside has been the most effective weapon for Cambridge United lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.