Match Report
Cheltenham Town U18, 17th on 30 points, faced a 23-point deficit to Oxford United U18 (5th, 53). Oxford United U18's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Cheltenham Town U18 were scoring 1.92 and conceding 2.96, Oxford United U18 2.25 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Oxford United U18, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 1 for Cheltenham Town U18, 6 for Oxford United U18 and 2 drawn, at 4.89 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. 89% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%. The last five meetings averaged 5.8 goals, well above the all-time 4.89.