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Oxford United First Half Goals
In 145 EFL League One matches, 77.9% of Oxford United’s first halves produced a goal, 3rd of the 35 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 56.6% of them and conceded in 43.4%.
What Oxford United’s first halves look like
Most of the early scoring in Oxford United’s matches is their own doing. They find the net before the break in 56.6% of matches and let one in during 43.4%, 13.2pp apart. Oxford United attack the first half better than they guard it: 3rd of 35 in the division for scoring before halftime, 14th for keeping the other side out.
Only 2 published EFL League One clubs beat Oxford United for the share of their first halves that produce a goal. Home advantage is worth a little to Oxford United rather than a lot: 60.6% of home matches bring an early goal of theirs against 52.7% away.
A goal arrives before halftime in 77.9% of Oxford United’s EFL League One matches. The EFL League One figure is 70.2%, so they clear their own division by a wide 7.7pp. The other 22.1% end level and goalless. Two goals before the break is no rarity in this fixture: 38.6% of Oxford United’s matches get there, where the division manages 33.0%.
Every figure on this page rests on 145 completed Oxford United matches over 4 seasons (2021 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
Oxford United first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 77.9% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 38.6% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 11.0% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.30 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 56.6% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 43.4% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.76 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.54 |
| Matches counted | 145 |
| Seasons covered | 4 (2021 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 77.5% | 40.8% | 60.6% | 43.7% | 1.38 | 71 |
| Away | 78.4% | 36.5% | 52.7% | 43.2% | 1.23 | 74 |
Oxford United score before halftime 60.6% of the time at home against 52.7% away, a gap of 7.9pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Oxford United against EFL League One
| Line | Oxford United | EFL League One | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 77.9% | 70.2% | +7.7pp |
| Over 1.5 | 38.6% | 33.0% | +5.6pp |
| Over 2.5 | 11.0% | 10.5% | +0.5pp |
Counted from 145 matches · 4 seasons · 2021 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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