Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and Oxford who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Form hasn’t been great recently for Stoke, who hope to turn things around against Oxford this coming Wednesday. This is a round 34 match in the current Championship campaign, and they face each other at Bet365 Stadium.
Stoke approach the next Championship round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 44 points this season so far. With 33 games behind them, Oxford amassed 29 points, placing them as number 23 before their next fixture.
Team form: Stoke vs Oxford
Stoke Form
A single draw is all Stoke have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 1-2 against Charlton and Fulham respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Leicester. Stoke did not win any of their last six Championship matches at the Bet365 Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and three defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored five goals.
Oxford Form
In their previous three games, Oxford lost 0-3 and 0-1 against Norwich and Sunderland, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Middlesbrough. Oxford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by seven goals to four.
Betting stats for Stoke 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 Stoke and Oxford played across all tournaments.
- In 31 of the last 33 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 29 of the last 31 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Stoke home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Stoke home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Stoke vs Oxford
Ben Wilmot is showing good form for Stoke, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Sam Long scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Stoke vs Oxford
Full-time result
Stoke won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bet365 Stadium. They drew three and lost five as well, while Oxford won one of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost four.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Oxford scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Oxford have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Oxford managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Stoke were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Stoke saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 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 0.4 goals in these matches. Oxford did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
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