Championship: Oxford vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday will be desperate for points on 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?

Oxford approach the next Championship round as number 22 in the table, having claimed 44 points this season so far. With 44 games behind them, Sheffield Wednesday amassed three points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.

Team form: Oxford vs Sheffield Wednesday

Oxford Form

Oxford managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-0 victory against Watford. They went on to lose 1-0 against Derby, before getting dumped in a 0-1 defeat against Wrexham. Oxford won three of their previous six matches at Kassam Stadium in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to four against.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Coventry, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Charlton, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Middlesbrough. Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded ten goals while scoring two themselves.

Betting facts for Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Oxford vs Sheffield Wednesday

Despite scoring just once in six Championship games, Oxford hope Cameron Brannagan adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday put their faith in Jamal Lowe 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 Sheffield Wednesday

Full-time result

Oxford claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sheffield Wednesday won zero, drew one and lost nine of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Oxford scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Oxford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Sheffield Wednesday kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday when playing at Kassam Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Sheffield Wednesday’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches.