Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and Oxford who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Watford take on Oxford this coming Friday at Vicarage Road Stadium with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Championship standings.
Watford are number 5 in the table on 22 points after 14 matches. Oxford rank as number 14 with 17 points after 14 matches played.
Form: Watford vs Oxford
Watford Form
In their last three matches, Watford beat Blackburn by 1-0 and Sheffield Wednesday by 2-6, before losing against Swansea by 1-0. Watford showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Vicarage Road Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 11 times, while letting in four themselves.
Oxford Form
Oxford collected one win from their last three matches, as Sunderland won by 2-0. Swansea were too strong as well, winning 1-2, before Oxford won 1-0 against Hull. Oxford didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored seven goals themselves.
Betting stats for Watford and Oxford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Oxford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 20 of the last 22 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Watford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Watford vs Oxford
Dane Scarlett shows decent form right now for Oxford, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Watford, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Vakoun Issouf Bayo also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Championship matches.
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Full-time result
Watford won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vicarage Road Stadium. They drew two and lost one as well, while Oxford won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Watford have gone through an impressive 10 games without losing even once as the home side.
Both teams to score
Watford scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Oxford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Oxford should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Friday, as Watford only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Oxford claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Oxford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.
Betting prediction: Watford vs Oxford
To sum up, the upcoming match between Watford and Oxford seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.
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