In a weekend match on Sat Feb 25th, in week 34, Oxford United plays host to Bristol Rovers in a clash of these two evenly matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 17th placed Oxford United, recorded a 0-1 loss against Cambridge United. Lloyd Jones scored the first goal for Cambridge United in the 8th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Oxford United couldn’t manage to score, and Cambridge United took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while bristol Rovers is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Burton Albion. John Marquis struck first for Bristol Rovers in the 9th minute, then Charlie Kirk tied it up for Burton Albion in the 44th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 55th minute on a goal by Sam Winnall to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Bristol Rovers and Oxford United last played eachother at the Memorial Stadium on Sat Aug 13th. Bristol Rovers was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. John Marquis struck first for Bristol Rovers in the 34th minute on a feed from Lewis Collins, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Oxford United couldn’t manage to score, and Bristol Rovers took the shutout win.
Bristol Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lewis Collins and John Marquis each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Oxford United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Elliott Moore and Lewis Bate each only have 1 goal in their last five.