In a weekend match on Saturday Jan 1st, in week 26, Oxford United plays host to Cheltenham 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 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Oxford United is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Wigan Athletic. Will Keane scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 8th minute, then Max Power added another in the 32nd minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Oxford United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 14th placed Cheltenham Town is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Plymouth Argyle. Panutche Camara struck first for Plymouth Argyle in the 42nd minute, then Jordan Garrick added another in the 75th minute In the end, Cheltenham Town couldn’t muster any offence and Plymouth Argyle ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Oxford United and Cheltenham Town last played eachother at the Jonny-rocks Stadium on the 18th of September. Cheltenham Town was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Alfie May struck first for Cheltenham Town in the 68th minute on a feed from Kyle Joseph, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Oxford United couldn’t muster any offence and Cheltenham Town ran away with the shutout win.
Both Alfie May and Andy Williams have been the hottest scorers for Cheltenham Town in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Matty Taylor has been the most prolific scorer on Oxford United in his last five matches with 3 goals.