Ace Football previews the Championship round 3 match between Birmingham and Oxford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Birmingham will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Oxford for a round 3 match in the Championship.
Looking at the current standings in the Championship, the two teams are separated by four points.
Team form: Birmingham vs Oxford
Birmingham Form
Birmingham should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Ipswich, before beating first Sheffield United by 2-1, then Blackburn in a 1-2 win. Birmingham won three of their previous six matches at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring six goals to three against.
Oxford Form
It is all or nothing with Oxford, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-1 against Portsmouth, before beating Colchester 1-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-2 against Hull. Oxford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to nine.
Betting stats and facts for Birmingham and Oxford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Birmingham and Oxford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 14 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- 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 5 of the last 7 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Birmingham vs Oxford
Michal Helik 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 Birmingham, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Jay Stansfield also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.
Betting markets: Birmingham vs Oxford
Full-time result
Birmingham won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Oxford won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost four in this run. Birmingham are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Oxford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Birmingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Birmingham, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Oxford, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
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