Championship: Plymouth vs Oxford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 19 match between Plymouth and Oxford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Plymouth and Oxford will be desperate for points on Tuesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Team form: Plymouth vs Oxford

Plymouth Form

In their last three matches, Plymouth drew 2-2 with Bristol City before recording another draw with Stoke in a 0-0 match and beat Brentford with a 0-1 scoreline. Plymouth just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Home Park. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.

Oxford Form

Oxford show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 0-1 win against Millwall. Then a 1-1 draw with Preston followed before they lost against Exeter with a 3-1 scoreline. Oxford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 11 time and letting in two.

Betting stats and facts for Plymouth and Oxford

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Plymouth and Oxford played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Plymouth vs Oxford

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Julio Pleguezuelo will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Oxford hope Ciaron Brown can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Popular markets: Plymouth vs Oxford

Full-time result

Plymouth won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Oxford won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost six in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Plymouth only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Oxford scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Plymouth played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Plymouth managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Oxford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Plymouth have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Oxford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Plymouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Oxford, who managed to score one time in those matches.