Match details. League One, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Sat 10 Oct, 12:30 Lagos time. It is played at Meadow Lane, Nottingham.
What's at stake. Notts County are 20th on 7 points after 7 games, 1 point behind Bromley, 1 point clear of Doncaster. A win would take them above Bromley. Oxford United are 10th on 11 points after 6 games, 1 point behind AFC Wimbledon, 1 point clear of Leyton Orient. A win would take them above AFC Wimbledon.
Form. Notts County have won three, drawn five and lost two of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L D D. Oxford United have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D W W L.
The numbers. Notts County score 1.6 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet. Notts County average 5.4 shots (2.3 on target), 4.4 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 45% of the ball. Oxford United score 1.5 and concede 1.7 a game in their last six away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Oxford United average 7.5 shots (3.5 on target), 4.3 corners and 1.5 cards a game, with 58% of the ball.
Head to head. Oxford United have won all of the last two meetings. Two of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. The last time they met, on 2 Jan 2016, it finished Notts County 2-4 Oxford United.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 56%.
The read. A draw. Little separates them, and both sides draw often.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: Notts County 1-1 Oxford United (13% chance).
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