ABAX Stadium hosts Peterborough and Oxford United for the second leg of the League One Play-off Semi Finals. Oxford picked up a big win in the first leg but with only one goal, Peterborough can turn it around.
Date: 08/05/2024
Kick off time: 20:00
Location: ABAX Stadium
The first leg saw Oxford pick up a win, but a 1 - 0 win is not too high a mountain to climb for Peterborough who could make the comeback to secure a spot at Wembley.
Peterborough finished the League One season in fourth after 46 games. The Posh picked up 25 wins, nine draws and 12 losses, leaving them on 84 points, eight points from Derby in the last automatic promotion spot.
The Posh had the best scoring record in the league, joining top with Bolton, scoring 89 goals in 46 games which gives them an average of 1.93 goals a game. However, Peterborough struggled at the other end of the pitch this season. The Posh conceded 61 goals but did keep 14 clean sheets.
Oxford United finished just below Peterborough in the normal season in fifth. In 46 games, The Us picked up 22 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses which left them on 77 points, just three points within the Play-offs but seven points from Peterborough above them.
The Us were amongst the goals this season, scoring 79 goals in 46 games, an average of 1.72 goals a game. However, Oxford also struggled defensively this season, conceding 56 goals and keeping 12 clean sheets.
Peterborough and Oxford United have met 46 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1966. Oxford have the better record in the fixture with 21 wins in comparison to Peterborough’s 16 wins, the other nine games ending in a draw.
The last five games in this fixture have seen two wins for Peterborough, two wins for Oxford and one draw. Only one of the last five games has seen both teams on the scoresheet.