Ace Football previews the Championship round 35 match between Oxford and Coventry and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Coventry go up against Oxford this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Kassam Stadium.
Team form: Oxford vs Coventry
Oxford Form
A single point is all Oxford can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Derby, before getting trounced 0-2 against Portsmouth while West Bromwich won 2-0. Oxford claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Kassam Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded seven and scored ten goals.
Coventry Form
Coventry are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Queens Park Rangers got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Sheffield Wednesday got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Preston was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Coventry. Coventry won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting facts for Oxford and Coventry
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 Oxford and Coventry played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 12 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Oxford have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 11 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Coventry have won 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
Players on top: Oxford vs Coventry
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Gregory Leigh will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Coventry hope Ellis Simms can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Oxford vs Coventry
Full-time result
Oxford claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Coventry won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Coventry have beaten Oxford in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Oxford scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Impressively, Coventry scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Oxford have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Oxford managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Coventry were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings. Coventry have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Oxford when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Oxford saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Coventry, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
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