Match Report
The table gap was wide: 48 points between Coventry City (1st, 95 pts) and Oxford United (22nd, 47 pts). Oxford United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Coventry City 2.11 scored and 0.98 conceded per game, Oxford United 0.98 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.3.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Coventry City 6, draws 2, Oxford United 3, at 3.91 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 73% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 73%.
The Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,609. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Coventry City 74% · Oxford United 26% · Total shots: 24-4 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 10-0