Oxford vs Bristol Rovers

7 October 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee S Mather

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Billy Bodin 13’
  • Sam Long 81’
  • Aaron Collins 89’

Match summary

Oxford beat Bristol Rovers 2-1. Oxford led 1-0 at half-time.

Billy Bodin put Oxford ahead in the 13th minute, Sam Long made it 2-0 with a header in the 81st minute, and Aaron Collins pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 89th minute.

Shots finished 17-15 to Oxford, with 6 on target for Oxford and 7 for Bristol Rovers. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Oxford Bristol Rovers
17 Shots 15
6 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Red Cards 1

Key events

Oxford Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Billy Bodin1-0 (Oxford)
13’
Half-time1-0
Sam Long2-0 (Oxford)
81’
89’
Aaron Collins2-1 (Bristol Rovers)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Oxford
  • Stanley Mills
  • Oisin Smyth
  • Elliott Moore
  • Cameron Brannagan
Bristol Rovers
  • Jevani Brown
  • Matthew Cox
  • Chris Martin
  • Sam Finley

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Oxford attacking 
4’ Lamare Bogarde (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 4’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 4’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 4’ Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 7’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 13’ Billy Bodin (Oxford), open play, goal 14’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, blocked 15’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 23’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, off target 23’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 29’ Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 30’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 41’ Ryan Woods (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 43’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, saved 45’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 51’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, saved 53’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, blocked 53’ Stanley Mills (Oxford), open play, off target 55’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 56’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, off target 59’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, saved 62’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 68’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, off target 71’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), open play, saved 73’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, off target 81’ Sam Long (Oxford), from a corner, goal 85’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 89’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 90+3’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 90+8’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+8’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 4’ Lamare Bogarde (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 4’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 4’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 4’ Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 7’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 13’ Billy Bodin (Oxford), open play, goal 14’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, blocked 15’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 23’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, off target 23’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 29’ Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 30’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 41’ Ryan Woods (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 43’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, saved 45’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 51’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, saved 53’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, blocked 53’ Stanley Mills (Oxford), open play, off target 55’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 56’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, off target 59’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, saved 62’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 68’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, off target 71’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), open play, saved 73’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, off target 81’ Sam Long (Oxford), from a corner, goal 85’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 89’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 90+3’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 90+8’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+8’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 4 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Fin Stevens Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Rúben Rodrigues Taken off
88′ – – 2 – – – –
Billy Bodin Taken off
58′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Mark Harris Taken off
70′ – – 3 – – – –
Stanley Mills Came on as a substituteSent off
44′ – – 1 – – –
Josh Murphy Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 2 – – – –
Gatlin O'Donkor Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Oisin Smyth Came on as a substituteSent off
2′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Oxford win 53% Avg odds 1.78
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.79
Bristol Rovers win 22% Avg odds 4.24

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.