Championship: Burnley vs Oxford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 31 match between Burnley and Oxford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Burnley enjoy home advantage, when visitors Oxford swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Burnley are currently looking at 58 points on their account, having played 30 matches, leaving them two places off the current Championship leaders. Meanwhile, Oxford find themselves as number 16 in the Championship with 37 points following 30 rounds.

Team form: Burnley vs Oxford

Burnley Form

Burnley look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Plymouth in a 0-5 win, before a 0-0 draw followed against Leeds. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard fought encounter with Portsmouth. Burnley just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Turf Moor. They also drew five and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded two goals.

Oxford Form

Oxford currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Luton with a 3-2 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Stoke. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Bristol City. Oxford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Burnley 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 Burnley and Oxford played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Burnley vs Oxford

Gregory Leigh shows decent form right now for Oxford, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Burnley, who are strong favourites this coming Tuesday. Siding with Zian Flemming also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Popular betting markets: Burnley vs Oxford

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Turf Moor, Burnley won three and drew seven. Oxford won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost six. Burnley are on an amazing streak of now 17 games in a row without defeat. Burnley are on a fantastic streak of no less than 15 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Oxford have hit a nice vein of form with 9 matches now without losing.

Both teams to score

Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Impressively, Oxford scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Burnley have not conceded a goal in 8 consecutive games. Oxford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Burnley saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Oxford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Burnley didn’t concede a single goal in their last eight Championship matches.