Oxford United host Stockport County at The Kassam Stadium on Tuesday, October 27, with kick-off at 19:45 local time. This League One meeting brings together two sides in unbeaten runs: seventh-placed Oxford have gone seven league games without defeat, while second-placed Stockport have taken four wins and a draw from their last five matches. Both drew on October 24, so the question is which team can turn recent resilience into three points. Oxford have scored regularly this season, but Stockport arrive with a stronger recent winning record and a four-place advantage in the standings.

Oxford United Recent Form and Key Stats

Oxford United drew 0-0 with Bradford City in their most recent match, on October 24. It was their first goalless game in ten, interrupting a run in which they had scored in nine of their first ten league fixtures. Their League One record stands at five wins, four draws and one defeat, with 18 goals in ten matches. That output gives them a season average of 1.8 goals scored per game, alongside 1.0 conceded.

The Yellows have been difficult to beat, recording two wins and three draws in their last five matches. Across that spell, they have averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.0 conceded. Their seven-game unbeaten league run gives them a solid platform for this home fixture, though three draws in the latest five also show that avoiding defeat has not always been enough to secure maximum points. After being held scoreless by Bradford, Oxford will be looking to restore the scoring pattern that marked most of their league campaign so far.

Stockport's visit presents a different recent test for Oxford. The visitors have scored 24 times in 12 league games, compared with Oxford's 18 in ten, and have won four of their previous five. Oxford's own scoring record suggests they can contribute to the contest, but their route to a home victory depends on improving on the stalemate against Bradford while containing one of the division's more productive attacks.

Stockport County Recent Form and Key Stats

Stockport County come into the match after a 1-1 draw with Notts County on October 24. That result ended a four-game winning streak, but it kept the Hatters unbeaten across their last five fixtures. Their sequence of four wins and one draw is stronger than Oxford's return over the same span. Stockport have averaged 1.8 goals scored and just 0.4 conceded per game in those five matches.

Across their League One campaign, Stockport have seven wins, two draws and three defeats. Their 24 goals in 12 games amount to an average of 2.0 per match, while they have conceded 1.0 per game. They have also found the net in seven of their last eight league matches. The draw with Notts County prevented a fifth successive win, yet their recent results still give them a strong case for taking something from this trip to Oxford.

Several longer-running match trends add context to Stockport's form. More than 7.5 corners have been taken in each of their last 15 matches and in 27 of their last 28 League One fixtures. At least one second-half goal, counting either team, has been scored in 31 of Stockport's last 34 matches and in 28 of their last 31 in League One. The same second-half goals threshold has been met in 18 of their last 20 away matches. Those figures describe how Stockport's games have unfolded; they do not, by themselves, establish which side will score.

Oxford United vs Stockport County Match Analysis

The recent results make this a close-looking League One fixture despite the gap between seventh and second. Oxford have lost only once in ten league games and are unbeaten in seven, while Stockport have converted their latest unbeaten spell into more victories. Their season scoring averages—1.8 goals per game for Oxford and 2.0 for Stockport—suggest that both teams have shown the ability to create goals. Nevertheless, Oxford's 0-0 draw with Bradford and Stockport's 1-1 draw with Notts County are reminders that their latest matches were less open than those season averages might imply.

The supplied head-to-head record offers a further, if older, point of comparison. From Oxford's perspective, the four meetings in that summary produced no wins, one draw and three defeats, with averages of 0.8 goals scored and 1.5 conceded. The last listed meeting was a 2-1 match on March 5, 2011. Given the time since that fixture, the current form figures carry more weight for this preview than the previous result alone.

Oxford's home advantage and unbeaten run make them capable of extending their sequence, but Stockport's four wins in five, second-place standing and higher season scoring average provide a strong counterargument to a home-win call. A draw would also fit Oxford's recent pattern: three of their last five games have finished level. Taken together, the available results point towards the visitors having a credible route to a result, even if Oxford remain hard to beat.

Oxford United vs Stockport County prediction from BetMines: Draw or Stockport County (X2) with 74% probability.