Ace Football previews the Championship round 36 match between Preston and Oxford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Preston enjoy home advantage, when visitors Oxford swing by on Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Preston approach the next Championship round as number 12 in the table, having claimed 49 points this season so far. With 35 games behind them, Oxford amassed 32 points, placing them as number 23 before their next fixture.
Team form: Preston vs Oxford
Preston Form
Only a single draw prevents Preston from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Blackburn, before drawing 1-1 with Swansea. They came up empty-handed once again when Millwall ran out as 0-2 winners. Preston managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.
Oxford Form
In their last three matches, Oxford drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough, lost 2-1 against Stoke and beat West Bromwich 2-1. 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 eight goals to five.
Betting stats for Preston and Oxford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Preston and Oxford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Preston vs Oxford
Lewis Gibson hit the target once in six Championship, while Ciaron Brown scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Deepdale.
Popular betting markets: Preston vs Oxford
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Deepdale across all tournaments Preston won two times, drew four and lost four times. Oxford claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Oxford scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Oxford managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Preston were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Preston and Oxford.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Preston’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Oxford, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.
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