Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Saturday at Hillsborough, with much riding on the outcome in this Championship battle.
Sheffield Wednesday are number 24 in the table on six points after 11 matches. Oxford rank as number 20 with nine points after 11 matches played.
Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-5 against Coventry, before Charlton won 2-1, while Middlesbrough claimed a victory in a 0-1 match. Sheffield Wednesday are without a win in their last six Championship matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 15 and scored one goals.
Oxford Form
It is all or nothing with Oxford, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-1 against Watford, before beating Derby 1-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-0 against Wrexham. Oxford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.
Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 13 Sheffield Wednesday home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Sheffield Wednesday home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford
Jamal Lowe is showing good form for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Gregory Leigh scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford
Full-time result
Sheffield Wednesday won only once in their last 10 outings at Hillsborough, but they drew three and lost six in this run. Oxford won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Oxford have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Oxford scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sheffield Wednesday managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Oxford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Oxford played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.
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