Ace Football previews the Championship round 35 match between Oxford and West Bromwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Oxford and West Bromwich will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Team form: Oxford vs West Bromwich
Oxford Form
In their last three matches, Oxford lost 0-1 against Sunderland, drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough, before losing to Stoke by 2-1. Oxford claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored two and conceded seven goals.
West Bromwich Form
A single draw prevents West Bromwich from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 3-1 and 0-2 against Norwich and Coventry, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Charlton. West Bromwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by eight goals to two.
Betting stats and facts for Oxford and West Bromwich
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 West Bromwich played across all tournaments.
- In 25 of the last 27 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Oxford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Oxford have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Oxford vs West Bromwich
Despite scoring just once in six Championship games, Oxford hope Ciaron Brown adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, West Bromwich put their faith in Chris Mepham to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Championship games.
Betting markets: Oxford vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Kassam Stadium across all tournaments Oxford won two times, drew three and lost five times. West Bromwich claimed zero wins, three draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. West Bromwich have not lost to Oxford in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Oxford scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, West Bromwich only scored the opening goal of the match in zero of the last ten away games. Oxford have failed to score in 5 consecutive home games. Oxford probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as West Bromwich managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Oxford saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Bromwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.
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