Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Middlesbrough (5th, 80 pts) and Oxford United (22nd, 47 pts). Recent form flatters Oxford United's table spot — 13th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 22nd. In league terms the two rates read 1.57/1.02 for Middlesbrough and 0.98/1.28 for Oxford United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
A win had eluded Oxford United for 5 matches. From the last five rounds, Middlesbrough held 12 points of 15 and Oxford United 1.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Middlesbrough, 0 for Oxford United and 1 drawn, at 4.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
Riverside Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,988. 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: Middlesbrough 75% · Oxford United 25% · Total shots: 24-13 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 9-5