Head-to-head record (all comps)

Oxford 17 wins, Peterborough 11 wins, 7 draws

League One form (last six games)

Oxford Utd: LDWDDD = 7pts

Peterborough: WLDDLL = 5pts

Top scorers

Oxford Utd

  • James Henry 14 (10 in L1)
  • Marcus Browne 8 (5)
  • Gavin Whyte 6 (4)

Peterborough

  • Ivan Toney 18 (11)
  • Matt Godden 14 (10)
  • Siriki Dembele 7 (5)

Also read: Peterborough United will have point to prove when they visit Oxford United

Last meeting

December 8, 2018: Peterborough Utd 2, Oxford United 2

Stats

Oxford United

  • United will climb above Bristol Rovers and Rochdale (who do not have a league game) if they avoid defeat against Peterborough.
  • They have drawn the last three league games, for the first time since April 2015 (York, Wimbledon, Northampton). The last time the U’s finished level in four successive league games was in April 2011 (Wycombe, Accrington, Chesterfield, Barnet).
  • Curtis Nelson is United’s only ever-present in League One this season, playing every minute of their 31 games.
  • Cameron Brannagan is one booking away from a two-game suspension.

Also read: How many more points do Oxford United need to avoid relegation?

Peterborough

  • Posh have not won any of their last seven meetings with Oxford United (D2 L5).
  • They have the second best away record in League One, but seven of their eight wins on the road came before the end of October. Since then only Walsall and Accrington Stanley have picked up fewer points than Posh's 6 points from eight games.
  • Peterborough are on a six-game winless run, their longest barren sequence for 12 months.

Referee

Ross Joyce (Cleveland).

  • 32 games this season (3 red cards, 113 yellows).
  • He was in charge of United’s 4-0 defeat at Barnsley on the opening day of the season.